> On Jan 26, 2017, at 05:33, René J.V. Bertin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > In the past I've simplified the development of complex Portfiles by splitting > them over at least 2 Portfiles, loaded with Tcl's `source` command. The > latest example would be the ffmpeg-VLC subport > > I think the maintenance of quite a few of the more complex ports with > multiple subports could benefit from it: the Qt5 ports, my KF5-Frameworks > port, possibly the clang/llvm ports etc. > > The only real obstacle is the fact that only a single file, "Portfile" is > copied into the registry, but a quick look suggests that could be solved by > loading delegate Portfiles through a `proc PortFile` (clone of the PortGroup > proc) that sets PortInfo(portfiles) and a corresponding change in > portinstall.tcl . I for one could live with a situation where `port edit foo` > opens just the toplevel Portfile. > > Just an idea... one that I think must have been considered before already? > > R.
I don't think anyone's ever suggested before that include files would be beneficial for portfile development, except for portgroups which are already handled.
