On May 5, 2012, at 02:26, Bjarne D Mathiesen wrote: >>> What port commands should I use to add a variant to an installed port? >>> Do I need to uninstall and re-install the whole port? >> >> Yes, unfortunately that's how variants in MacPorts work. There's no >> distinction between variants that completely change how a port builds and >> those that just install extra files.
> How about subports ??? That might be a solution if it's really optional > and really doesn't need a recompile of the primary port but 'just' > installs some extra files. > > That's how eg mysql55 & mysql55-server works Yes, now that we have subports, port maintainers should please break ports into subports where appropriate and feasible. _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macports-users