how to install a subport rather than the main port from a local Portfile not in a repository

[Daniel J. Luke]

On Jun 11, 2017, at 10:27 AM, Ken Cunningham <ken.cunningham.webuse at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there a way to work with a subport contained in that Portfile in a similar fashion? Specifically, they want to access the -devel version subported in the Portfile.

https://marc.info/?l=macports-dev&m=145150625426958&w=1

(add subport=foo to the end of your command to get subport foo).

I always forget this and end up needing to look it up - it should probably go on our wiki or FAQ somewhere.

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Daniel J. Luke