Cannot force a change to +universal

[michael-macports@…]

There is an option: "--enforce-variants".

It only applies to upgrade. Not to install.

It is useless. Watch: (NB: Sorry for double spacing. Neither <pre> nor <code> stop "line join".)

Kleiman-ibook:~ michael$ sudo port install --enforce-variants gtkglext +universal gtk2 +universal openal +universal

Error: install does not accept --enforce-variants

Kleiman-ibook:~ michael$ sudo port upgrade --enforce-variants gtkglext +universal gtk2 +universal openal +universal

Error: gtkglext is not installed

Kleiman-ibook:~ michael$ port info gtkglext

gtkglext @1.2.0, Revision 3 (devel)

Variants: universal

Description: OpenGL Extension to GTK

Homepage: ​http://sourceforge.net/projects/gtkglext/

Library Dependencies: mesa, xorg-libXmu, gtk2

Platforms: macosx, darwin

License: unknown

Maintainers: jd@…

Kleiman-ibook:~ michael$ sudo port upgrade --enforce-variants mesa +universal xorg-libXmu +universal gtk2 +universal

Error: mesa is not installed

How does something like this happen? Well, I've installed a bunch of X stuff for my own use, so none of the things were installed as +universal.

Now I need to create a universal .dmg for a program that uses X stuff -- no one else doing development has a PPC mac anymore, and most developers are on linux.

In general, Macports has a design flaw -- if package X exists, it is assumed to satisfy any dependencies that the requiring package has, even if those dependencies require a different set of options. There does not seem to be a "I need package X with option Y enforced" declaration. Nor is there anything like "the +universal option to me requires the +universal option to all my children".

Note that in general, the required names won't be constant -- one program might take "+darwin9", and require "+darwin" on some children.

[michael-macports@…]

Cc Me!

[tobypeterson]

You obviously don't need --enforce-variants when installing, since there's nothing to enforce. The rest of your report is #126.