wxmsw @2.8.4: +universal variant fails because i386-mingw32-w32api is not universal

[cooljeanius (Eric Gallager)]

Error: Cannot install wxmsw for the arch(s) 'i386 x86_64' because
Error: its dependency i386-mingw32-w32api does not build for the required arch(s) by default
Error: and does not have a universal variant.
DEBUG: architecture mismatch
    while executing
"mportdepends $mport $target"
    (procedure "mportexec" line 48)
    invoked from within
"mportexec $workername $target"
Error: Unable to execute port: architecture mismatch

[mojca (Mojca Miklavec)]

MinGW ports seem relatively abandoned to me.

But I don't see a point worrying about +universal when not even the basic build works.

[mojca (Mojca Miklavec)]

I don't see a reason for keeping this ticket open (or for trying to address the issue). I would actually prefer to remove both wxmsw and the old mingw once the new mingw-w64 is added.

If you have a good reason why this should be fixed, please speak up.

[mojca (Mojca Miklavec)]

In cd6466f60c9e8f02a7d9267c387ff43cb4f0d5d8/macports-ports (master):

wxmsw: remove a broken outdated port

The port is horribly outdated and no longer builds.
(The old MinGW compiler was obsoleted/removed nearly 8 months ago.)

If someone wants to revive this port,
it should be done from scratch anyway.

See: #41787
See: #53061