Is it possible to specify variant as part of depends_lib?

[Edward Maros]

On 4/18/18 3:39 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
> On Apr 18, 2018, at 12:39, Edward Maros wrote:
>
>> I have a package (gds) that has a build requirement on port root5 with
>> the variant +python27.
>>
>> Currently the buildbot system will not build the gds package because it
>> installs the root5 package with only default variants.
>>
>> Any ideas on how to get the variant passed (at least for the buildbot
>> system) so I can address any issues related to the gds package?
>
> You can't specify variants in dependencies.
> See https://trac.macports.org/ticket/126
>
> You can use the require_active_variants procedure from the
> active_variants 1.1 portgroup. There are many portfiles using this
> procedure that you can use as examples, and take a look at the
> documentation in the comments at the top of this file:
>
> https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/blob/master/_resources/port1.0/group/active_variants-1.1.tcl
This allows me to check if the variant is active, but does not force the
buildbot to install the package with the required variant. I may be
misunderstanding things and if there is a solution I would like to be
pointed in the direction.

Thanks,
Ed