[MacPorts] #14553: RFE: Move portgroups into the ports tree

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#14553: RFE: Move portgroups into the ports tree
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  Reporter:  raimue at macports.org  |       Owner:  raimue at macports.org       
      Type:  enhancement          |      Status:  assigned                  
  Priority:  Normal               |   Milestone:  MacPorts base enhancements
 Component:  ports                |     Version:  1.6.0                     
Resolution:                       |    Keywords:  portgroups                
      Port:                       |  
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Comment(by jmr at macports.org):

 I'd prefer something like _resources so that it's visible.

 Replying to [comment:9 raimue@…]:
 > In my opinion the port groups are part of the inidividual ports tree
 they are made for. They are necessary to build the ports in this tree and
 should be distributed with this tree. I already implemented a way to find
 the resources/config/metadata (whatever we want to call it) directory for
 a ports tree on the [source:branches/variant-descs-14482 variant-
 descs-14482 branch].
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 > This way it would also be possible to use port groups in external third-
 party trees. For example, you can also add an older version of a port
 using an older version of a port group into their own tree, without any
 conflicts to the official tree.

 OK, but what happens in the case of multiple sources where not all of them
 have portgroup/mirror_sites/etc files because they expect them to be
 supplied by base? Is there a way of doing The Right Thing with fallbacks
 and not getting e.g. some modified version of a portgroup from one source
 when you really want the standard one from another source?

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/14553#comment:11>
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