Changes between Version 320 and Version 321 of SummerOfCode

Timestamp:

Mar 4, 2019, 8:32:44 AM (5 years ago)

Author:

MarcusCalhoun-Lopez (Marcus Calhoun-Lopez)

Comment:

--

SummerOfCode

@@ -151 +151 @@
 * Potential mentors: mcalhoun
 
-==== Allow for Multiple Runs of Each Phase. ==== #multipleruns
+==== Allow for Multiple Runs of Each Phase ==== #multipleruns
 
 There are times when it is convenient to run configure/build/destroot more than once.
@@ -160 +160 @@
 
 * Difficulty: Difficult
+* Languages: Tcl
+* Potential mentors: mcalhoun
+
+==== Allow a Variant to More Elegantly Become “undefaulted” ==== #undefaulted
+
+A port can be installed with different [https://guide.macports.org/chunked/using.variants.html variants].
+A variant is used if requested by a user or if the variant is declared default.
+If the default designation is removed, new installations will not use it, but it will continue to be used by the users who upgrade from a port version when it was still the default.
+It would be useful to have a way to perpetuate a previously default variant only if the user specifically requested it.
+
+* Difficulty: Medium
+* Languages: Tcl
+* Potential mentors: mcalhoun
+
+==== Prevent `port reclaim` from Removing Build Dependencies ==== #reclaim
+
+`port reclaim` attempts to keep only ports requested by the user or required by them.
+Currently, this means uninstalling ports used to **build** the port.
+There is [https://lists.macports.org/pipermail/macports-users/2019-January/thread.html#46344 interest in modifying this behavior].
+
+* Difficulty: Medium
 * Languages: Tcl
 * Potential mentors: mcalhoun