Re: qt6-only in poudriere. Is it possible?

On Dec 22, 2025, at 14:42, void <void@f-m.fm> wrote:

> On Mon, Dec 22, 2025 at 10:30:35AM -0800, Mark Millard wrote:
> 
>> want this status, prevent all devel/qt5* from building
>> via:
>> 
>> .if ${.CURDIR:M*/devel/qt5*}
>> IGNORE= I do not want qt5 built (so it will not be used)
>> .endif
> 
> Thanks for that suggestion, I'll try that. 
> Although I'm familiar with the optional make.conf structural syntax
> (of filename) you've outlined (I use a jailname-make.conf in this case
> desktop-make.conf), what I tried was something like this:
> 
> OPTIONS_UNSET_FORCE+=QT5
> OPTIONS_SET_FORCE+=QT6

Some of the port Makefiles use flavors instead of options
for picking which way to build. Some may use neither way
and hard-code use of qt5. (I've not checked for that.)

> and this was failing (some qt5- was still getting built)
> 
>> 
>> Nothing dependent on any of those will end up built.
>> 
>> Even if your intent includes use of qt6 instead, this
>> much could be done now and left in place. You would
>> also learn what all ends up not present that you want a
>> qt6 variant of.
> 
> This soulnd like it'll do what's needed. Thanks,
> --


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