[MacPorts] #60583: gnupg2 @2.2.20_0: Make +openldap variant non-default

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#60583: gnupg2 @2.2.20_0: Make +openldap variant non-default
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  Reporter:  michi-zuri   |      Owner:  roederja
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Low          |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports        |    Version:  2.6.2
Resolution:               |   Keywords:
      Port:  gnupg2       |
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Comment (by Ionic):

 Uh, I totally missed that, but generally I don't see a huge benefit to
 depending upon openldap for GPG.

 I've never needed it on my Linux-based systems, but then again I've never
 used LDAP to begin with.

 To be fair, the problem discussed in this PR seems to stem from the
 openldap port *and* a non-standard installation, so I can see why Jan was
 reluctant to change anything in the gnupg port. If the openldap port
 breaks, that one should be fixed.

 But, as said, I also don't see a huge benefit in having the OpenLDAP-
 integration within gnupg. If this taints redistribution, even worse.


 Variants are definitely a two-sided sword. They are both powerful, but
 also too powerful (well, that's really a shortcoming of Portfiles being
 TCL scripts), but any non-standard variant will also make people have to
 build software on their machines instead of using pre-built packages,
 mostly due to combinatorial explosion. I.e., for n variants, there are 2^n
 possible combinations, which would be crazy to build.

 I'd be in favor of making the OpenLDAP-integration fully optional.

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