Changes between Version 78 and Version 79 of FAQ

Timestamp:

Jul 19, 2009, 9:46:24 AM (15 years ago)

Author:

ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)

Comment:

html anchors/ids cannot begin with a number

FAQ

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 == Portfile Development and Maintenance Questions ==
 
-=== Is it possible to have a dependency on a specific variant of another port? E.g. "postgresql8 +server"? === #126
+=== Is it possible to have a dependency on a specific variant of another port? E.g. "postgresql8 +server"? === #dependonvariant
 
 No.  This is ticket #126.  The dependency engine is currently unable to handle specifying anything beyond "port X requires port Y" or "port X requires file Z which can be provided by port Y."  There have been discussions on revamping the engine (see the mailing list archives) but nothing concrete as yet.  This is why the most useful variants really shouldn't be variants at all but rolled into the port itself.  It can also sometimes be useful to break variants out into separate ports (e.g. the postgresql83-doc and postgresql83-server ports, instead of having +doc or +server variants of the postgresql83 port).