[129502] trunk/dports/security

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Dec 14, 2014, at 8:48 PM, Kurt Hindenburg wrote:
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> On Dec 14, 2014, at 8:58 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
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>> Moreover, it seems strange to implement this as a subport instead of a variant. Unless a subport is a -devel subport, it's not supposed to conflict with the main port. Variants are typically used to enable optional features; pinentry support thus seems like a natural fit for a variant. What is the implication of having lastpass-cli built with pinentry support? I'm not really clear on what pinentry is.
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> My fault - I was under the impression we didn’t want to use variants anymore.  I’ll correct shortly.  pinentry is gnupg’s way to enter pin/password via dialogs.  

Variants are still used, where appropriate. Enabling optional features of a program is an appropriate use of a variant, assuming there's good reason not to just always enable the feature. Installing optional documentation is an appropriate use of a subport.