Variants handling: my $0.02.

[Rainer Müller]

Ryan Schmidt wrote:
> Having to specify "-ssl +gnutls" is stupid. The way I see it, "ssl" and 
> "gnutls" are two radio buttons. To select the radio button you want, you 
> shouldn't also have to manually deselect the radio button you don't 
> want. It should be automatic. Fixed the lynx port so it behaves this 
> way, in r33752. (No new portfile syntax needed. :))

Well, I just wanted to say how it is done until now. Indeed, your fix is 
a good thing as it also fixes the issues with upgrading.

Anyways, I was just talking about how we would write this "radio button 
choice" in a new syntax where default_variants will be gone.

Rainer