Jeremy Huddleston wrote:
I think it might be wise to create a list of such volatile variants
(system_x11, universal, no_x11, etc) and mention them to users in the
install guide, so they can make decisions about them before it's too
late.
maybe volatile is a bit harsh? ;-)
Also, this brings up a point that has been bothering me for a while.
Why do we have so many variants for what should really be a single
binary decision: +x11, +no_x11, +quartz, +no_quartz, +aqua
Here's my thoughts on this
+x11: by custom this is the default for a MacPorts instance and so it
really is unnecessary
+no_quartz: again really the default (is any port actually using this?)
+no_x11: disable x11 support and just that. does not imply what you
will use otherwise. specifically does not mean +quartz
+quartz: use MacOSX native graphics rendering. Calling this quartz is
probably a bit out of date.
+aqua: indicates an application with a MacOSX native GUI (not x11, not
gtk, etc)
I think +x11, +no_quartz, -x11 and the like should be deprecated.
+quartz should be added to the list of global variants as +no_x11 has
already.
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