To install a variant, you would write "port install gpsd +xgps". I believe the note is saying that after this installation you will now have the xgps and xgspspeed programs: from this port gpsd, not from some other port.
David On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 2:08 PM, Dave Horsfall <[email protected]> wrote: > On my weekly update cycle, "gpsd" was selected; and at the end I got: > > ---> Some of the ports you installed have notes: > gpsd has the following notes: > The xgps variant is now needed to get the xgps and xgpsspeed > programs. > > What precisely does this mean? The manpage is not exactly clear. > > I tried "port install gpsd +variant:xgps" (after removing) and nothing > seemed to actually happen, and "port install xgps" printed: > > Error: Port xgps not found > > So, what exactly should I be doing if I want those variants (whatever they > are; I assume a GUI version)? > > -- > Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU) "Those who don't understand security will > suffer." >
