[52855] trunk/dports/net/deluge/Portfile

[David Evans]

nox wrote:
> A better fix would be to add a dummy python25 variant to Deluge, which 
> would ALWAYS be enabled through variant_set.
I don't understand how this would help.  boost +python25 is not an 
option for deluge -- it is a python application and won't build without 
that support.
The changes that I made tell the user exactly what he needs to do to 
install the port without incurring a double build of boost.

Besides, a variant that is always enabled is not a variant at all. 

I continue to advocate that, in general, until #126 is resolved, port 
maintainers should make sure that the default build of their ports 
provides all features required by any dependents.  While I understand 
that boost takes a long time to build because of its goal to provide 
wide ranging C++ support,
adding python25 support by default only increases the number of 
libraries built from 19 to 20, a 5% increment. IMHO, not doing so, seems 
to me to be contrary to the spirit of the port to provide wide coverage.

Just my opinion, though

Dave