Why some ports seem to install universal when I do not request it ?

[Sergio Had]

As long as there are dependencies, it is a potentially breaking behavior.
I think libunwind was (is?) forcing universal which breaks ppc build.
On Aug 15, 2023 03:07 +0800, Christopher Jones <jonesc at hep.phy.cam.ac.uk>, wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Just migrated from an intel to AppleSilicon machine.
>
> Reinstalling MacPOrts, from scratch off course, I’ve noticed some ports get install universal, when it’s not something I have requested. e.g.
>
> ---> Fetching archive for zlib
> ---> Attempting to fetch zlib-1.2.13_0+universal.darwin_22.arm64-x86_64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/zlib
> ---> Attempting to fetch zlib-1.2.13_0+universal.darwin_22.arm64-x86_64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/zlib
> ---> Installing zlib @1.2.13_0+universal
> ---> Cleaning zlib
> ---> Deactivating zlib @1.2.13_0
> ---> Cleaning zlib
> ---> Activating zlib @1.2.13_0+universal
>
> zlib has a universal port, but its not a default one, and I didn’t request it, nor have I ever set my default settings to always install universal.
>
> As I am new to apple silicon machines, is this normal ?
>
> cheers Chris
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