portfile question concerning optional deps

[Marko Käning]

On Jul 16, 2011, at 5:14 PM, Bradley Giesbrecht wrote:

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> On Jul 16, 2011, at 8:06 AM, Marko Käning wrote:
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>> I have modified the Guide based on your words, Dan.
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>> See http://trac.macports.org/changeset/80729 for reference.
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> If path: is not absolute is it still restricted to prefix?
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> path:${prefix}/bin = path:bin ?

Yes, that's how I read it.
Since, if it is absolute it is not restricted to the prefix.

So, to reformulate your above sentence: "f path: is not absolute is it restricted to prefix."