Choice of compiler from compiler.whitelist

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Jul 22, 2016, at 1:16 AM, Mojca Miklavec wrote:

> One more question: does
>    compiler.whitelist macports-gcc-6 macports-gcc-5 macports-gcc-4.9 ...
> automatically add a runtime dependency on libgcc?

It looks like it adds a library dependency on gcc6, which has a library dependency on libgcc.


> I just started wondering how building a port on a builtbot might
> influence the user that just happens to have no gcc installed.

Whether or not the user already has gcc installed, if they install such a port, gcc will be installed first as a dependency.