port variants

[Ruslan Mahmatkhanov]

Freddie Cash wrote on 13.04.2012 23:39:
> 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.

http://guide.macports.org/chunked/reference.variants.html

Chris, the job needed should be described in more detail, but at glance 
options framework - it's what you looking for [1].

[1] 
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/porters-handbook/book.html#MAKEFILE-OPTIONS

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Regards,
Ruslan

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