ffmpeg +x11: libsdl2 must be installed with +x11

[l-g]

% sudo port install ffmpeg +nonfree +x11

results in

--->  Fetching archive for ffmpeg
--->  Attempting to fetch ffmpeg-4.2.1_2+gpl2+nonfree+x11.darwin_19.x86_64.tbz2 from http://cph.dk.packages.macports.org/ffmpeg
--->  Attempting to fetch ffmpeg-4.2.1_2+gpl2+nonfree+x11.darwin_19.x86_64.tbz2 from http://nue.de.packages.macports.org/ffmpeg
--->  Attempting to fetch ffmpeg-4.2.1_2+gpl2+nonfree+x11.darwin_19.x86_64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/ffmpeg
--->  Fetching distfiles for ffmpeg
--->  Verifying checksums for ffmpeg
--->  Extracting ffmpeg
--->  Applying patches to ffmpeg
--->  Configuring ffmpeg
Error: Failed to configure ffmpeg: libsdl2 must be installed with +x11.
Error: See /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_multimedia_ffmpeg/ffmpeg/main.log for details.
Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets to report a bug.
Error: Processing of port ffmpeg failed

Log attached

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

:error:configure Failed to configure ffmpeg: libsdl2 must be installed with +x11.

Apparently you're installing ffmpeg with +x11 but installed libsdl2 without it.

[l-g]

Yes, but shouldn't it handle this in a more graceful way?

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

It is already being handled in the most graceful way currently available. If you have suggestions for better ways it could be handled, please discuss them with us on the macports-dev mailing list.