mpkg created with universal variant aren't completely universal

[lucaseverini@…]

Hi,

Using the command to build a tiff (libtiff) mkpg results in a metapackage where only the tiff package is universal. The other two jpeg and zlib, contain only the default platform x86_64.

The workaround to build jpeg and zlib packages alone and then the tiff metapackage doesn't work either. That's the error:

sudo port mpkg tiff +universal
--->  Computing dependencies for tiff
--->  Creating pkg for tiff-3.9.4
--->  Package for tiff-3.9.4 is up-to-date
Error: Requested variants "" do not match original selection "+universal".
Please use the same variants again, perform 'port clean jpeg' or specify the force option (-f).
Error: Requested variants "" do not match original selection "+universal".
Please use the same variants again, perform 'port clean zlib' or specify the force option (-f).

Using the force option nothing changes (same error). Cleaning the packages they are rebuilt with default platform only (x86_64) without any error or warning reported.

In the macports.conf file is told to build all three paltforms x86_64 i386 and ppc (universal_archs x86_64 i386 ppc).

If possible, I'd like to know any workaround.

Best regards,

Luca Severini