On Mar 19, 2012, at 13:50, Joshua Root wrote:

>> It might be useful to have a "default_subport" directive. When a user tries 
>> to install a port that has subports, if default_subport is set, MacPorts 
>> installs that subport instead. Otherwise, MacPorts tells the user to select 
>> one of the subports to install.
> 
> Let's try to solve the problems with appropriate mechanisms, not just
> bash all the non-nails with our subport hammer.

It sounds like you think something I said was completely crazy, and I'm not 
sure what it is; I thought my suggestions were rather good and sane. What was 
it that you objected to? How would you approach the problem instead?

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