port variants

[Freddie Cash]

On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Chris Inacio <nacho319 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I was recently asked to do some FreeBSD ports support work.  I mostly use a
> Mac and the MacPorts system.  MacPorts has the concept of a variant for a
> port, but I can't find the analogue in the FreeBSD system.
>
> Does the FreeBSD ports system have the concept of a variant?  If so, can
> someone point me in the right direction on how to create one?

Describing what a "variant" is, how it works in MacPorts, and what you
are trying to do would help a lot.  :)

The closest guess I could make would be "slave port", but I don't
think that works the same way.

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Freddie Cash
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