On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 5:00 PM, Rainer Müller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Kendall Shaw wrote: > > I think it would be nice if there was more than a token describing port > > variants. For example, when I see the "server" variant of mysql5, I > > don't know if that means some sort of bare-bones version, or if it means > > that it's configured to start automatically. I gather it's the later, > > but it would be nice to have it stated explicitly what it does. > > Usually, look at 'port variants $portname'. In case of mysql5, there is > no variant description for +server, so you would have to look at the > Portfile itself (in various ways, 'port (cat|file|edit) $portname') to > find out more. > I get the feeling that MacPorts is becoming less friendly as it goes along. Do any of these questions get re-factored into RFEs? Yes, I know it's a volunteer project, but I have to think that some of the questions are pointing out some things that could be improved. -- Paul Beard / www.paulbeard.org/ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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