variants

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Apr 3, 2016, at 2:40 AM, Takeshi Enomoto wrote:

> It seems that variants in default_variants are not proliferated as
> those specified in the command-line.
> I have this problem with some ports that I maintain and
> cause build failures with the buildbots.
> 
> I would be helpful if you help me fix this.
> 
> Takeshi
> 
> ---
> 
> Assume port A depends on port B+a.
> 
> sudo port install A +a
> 
> will install B+a, but when a is in default_variants in A
> 
> A/Portfile:
> 
> default_variants +a
> 
> B is installed, not B+a.
> 
> <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/50782>

As far as I know, yes, what you observed is the current behavior. I'm not certain that this behavior is incorrect.