compiler.whitelist and compiler installation side-effects

[René J.V. Bertin]

On Tuesday September 22 2015 19:01:39 Ryan Schmidt wrote:
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> On Sep 22, 2015, at 6:39 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
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> > compiler.blacklist {clang < 600} {macports-clang < 3.5} macports-clang-3.4 macports-clang-3.3
> > 
> > Apple and the clang project release versions at different times, so Apple clang 600 might not correspond exactly to public clang 3.5. And note also that you would need to specify both "{macports-clang < 3.5}" (to handle the version the user might have selected with "port select clang") and "macports-clang-3.4 macports-clang-3.3" to handle users who have not selected clang and users who have selected a version of clang older than 3.5.
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> Well, I suppose the compiler_blacklist_versions portgroup could be smartened to automatically add "macports-clang-3.4 macports-clang-3.3" if you specify "{macports-clang < 3.5}".

Is it me or does this look like there are multiple Ryans discussing among themselves here? :)