[MacPorts] LibcxxOnOlderSystems modified

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Page "LibcxxOnOlderSystems" was changed by jmroot
Diff URL: <https://trac.macports.org/wiki/LibcxxOnOlderSystems?action=diff&version=64>
Revision 64
Comment: don't recommend delete_la_files
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--- LibcxxOnOlderSystems (version: 63)
+++ LibcxxOnOlderSystems (version: 64)
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@
 {{{
 cxx_stdlib         libc++
 buildfromsource    always
-delete_la_files    yes
 }}}
 
-delete_la_files is not necessary for libc++, but it is recommended since you need to set buildfromsource and rebuild all ports from scratch anyways.
+These instructions previously said to set `delete_la_files yes`, but that is not recommended since it will render your installation unable to use binary archives when libc++ becomes the default on these OS versions.
 
 == Leopard and Snow Leopard (Intel) ==
 
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@
 {{{
 cxx_stdlib         libc++
 buildfromsource    always
-delete_la_files    yes
 default_compilers  macports-clang-3.4 gcc-4.2 apple-gcc-4.2 gcc-4.0
 }}}
 3. Uninstall all the remaining inactive ports:
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