On 2018-5-6 10:05 , Ryan Schmidt wrote:
> 
> On May 5, 2018, at 19:04, Joshua Root wrote:
> 
>> On 2018-5-6 09:55 , Ryan Schmidt wrote:
>>>
>>> On May 5, 2018, at 16:36, Jackson Isaac wrote:
>>>
>>>> +## Upstream binary seems to be built using libstdc++
>>>>
>>>> +#  Port keeps failing on rev-upgrade since it
>>>>
>>>> +#  checks if duck is built against libc++ or not.
>>>>
>>>> +configure.cxx_stdlib
>>>
>>> Then set it to libstdc++. Don't clear it.
>>
>> It's a binary, the port has no control over which stdlib is used, so
>> clearing the option is appropriate. Compare the gcc ports.
> 
> I thought the idea was for the portfile to tell MacPorts base what stdlib the 
> binary was built with, so that MacPorts base could record that in the 
> registry when it's installed. That's why I set cxx_stdlib in my ports that 
> install binaries, like libxl.

Setting configure.cxx_stdlib tells base to ask the software to build
with a given stdlib (via CXXFLAGS). We record what stdlib it was *asked*
to build with in the registry. The stdlib it actually was built with is
determined by inspecting the binaries.

I guess setting it for ports that don't build from source isn't exactly
wrong; you can still be asking even if they ignore it. You do need to
notice when a new version changes stdlibs and update the portfile though.

- Josh

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