On Apr 1, 2008, at 04:45, Robert Hinn wrote:
Hm, do you suggest using and linking only to ports? I find the
lib:* dependency quite useful as I'm using the official .dmg
package of MySQL from the MySQL homepage instead of the mac port
(mainly because I've already been using it before installing
MacPorts). Allowing such dependencies offers end users more choice
in what software "distribution" to use, as long as libraries are
correct.
Sorry if I misunderstood you, just wanted to point out that
dependencies against non-ports software can make sense for some
people ;-)
However, it is not a design goal of MacPorts to support that.
MacPorts is designed to use its own ports, not other software,
wherever possible. There are some exceptions, like Apple's X11 for
the X ports, Apple's Apache web server for things like PHP. But in
general, the lib:* dependency style is deprecated and ports should be
using other ports. See the FAQ:
http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/wiki/
FAQ#WhyisMacPortsusingitsownlibraries
and the Guide:
http://guide.macports.org/#reference.dependencies.types
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