On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 5:03 AM, Rainer Müller <[email protected]> wrote:
> Neil wrote: > > I'm slightly confused as to the *_select naming, particularly for gcc... > > > > For example: > > The built-in python is selected with "python25-apple". > > The port python25 is selected with "python25". > > > > But with gcc_select, "gcc40-apple" refers to the port gcc40-apple...so > > how do I select between the built-in/Xcode gcc40, the gcc40-apple > > port, and the vanilla gcc40 port? > > It's true, that's quite confusing. This has it's historic reasoning as > /usr/bin/gcc has ever been the default compiler, so gcc4x actually > refers to gcc versions provided by Xcode. To select versions installed > by MacPorts, you need to use mp-gcc4x. > > Should I perhaps open a ticket to standardize it a bit, or are people happy with the way things are now? One thought I had, which might make a bit of sense, is to just have a 'system' selection. Simple, intuitive, uniform, and roughly corresponds with things like the variant +system_x11. Thoughts?
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