> On Oct 6, 2016, at 7:40 AM, René J.V. Bertin <rjvber...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> We want to move the matter of determining that an error condition exists >> from the portfiles and portgroups to MacPorts base. Then it will be easier >> for the buildbot to query MacPorts base and ask if the port will be >> installable, and skip it if not > > I think we're not exactly thinking about the same things. I don't think you > can expect ports to know that without being able to include the PortGroups > they require. So even if the fundamental mechanism is part of the base layer > the error could still be determined in a PortGroup. And I think it'd make > sense if the cxx11 portgroup raised the "don't build" signal if it detects a > host that doesn't have libc++ installed.
I've explained the matter as best I can. You can refer to the mailing list archives for more details, specifically Clemens' explanation for why the matter must be handled by MacPorts base, not ports. _______________________________________________ macports-dev mailing list macports-dev@lists.macosforge.org https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-dev
