setting port options for multiple ports

[Jan Beich]

Guido Falsi <mad at madpilot.net> writes:

> On 7/30/18 1:02 PM, blubee blubeeme wrote:
>
>> I am working on a port that requires many other ports to be built with
>> specific options selected.
>> 
>> Is there any way to have a port enables options in it's dependencies?
>> 
>
> There is no way to do exactly what you are asking for, but the
> "traditional" solution is to create a slave port forcing the options you
> require and naming it accordingly.
>
> This could also be done with flavors today, but keep in mind that adding
> flavors would require approval from both the maintainer and portmgr.

Except anything else that depends on unslaved/unflavored port is likely
to cause a conflict... until variable dependencies come into play.

https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2017-September/110332.html