[MacPorts] #14482: RFE: Global variant descriptions (per source)

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#14482: RFE: Global variant descriptions (per source)
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 Reporter:  raimue at macports.org    |       Owner:  raimue at macports.org       
     Type:  defect                 |      Status:  new                       
 Priority:  Normal                 |   Milestone:  MacPorts base enhancements
Component:  ports                  |     Version:  1.7.0                     
 Keywords:  variants descriptions  |  
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 There are variants which are used on multiple ports. To provide a
 consistent experience, these should get only one place for their
 description.

 Proposal:
  * Add a file ${sourcepath}/.config/variant_descriptions to each source
  * The file should be formatted in Tcl style as follows:
 {{{
 name1 {The description of name1 variant}
 name2 {Insert description here}
 }}}
  * If no description was given in the Portfile itself, port variants will
 read this file (if present) and display the variant description from there
  * port lint should be tweaked to check for existance of global variant
 descriptions before spitting out warnings

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/ticket/14482>
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