[MacPorts] #18443: remember variant choices when upgrading

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#18443: remember variant choices when upgrading
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 Reporter:  s0nspark@…          |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect              |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal              |   Milestone:  Port Bugs                            
Component:  base                |     Version:  1.7.0                                
 Keywords:  variant             |        Port:                                       
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Changes (by macsforever2000@…):

 * cc: s0nspark@… (removed)
  * milestone:  Port Enhancements => Port Bugs


Old description:

> I have a few ports where I have chosen to install specific variants but
> when I go to upgrade my choices are not remembered so I end up having to
> specify the variant again. This makes doing a simple 'port upgrade -u
> outdated' impractical, as it would causes the default variants to take
> precedence over my previous choices.
>
> It would be _much_ appreciated if there was a way to set certain variants
> as the default (via a config file or something) so my preference would
> always be honored...

New description:

 I have a few ports where I have chosen to install specific variants but
 when I go to upgrade my choices are not remembered so I end up having to
 specify the variant again. This makes doing a simple 'port upgrade -u
 outdated' impractical, as it would causes the default variants to take
 precedence over my previous choices.

 It would be _much_ appreciated if there was a way to set certain variants
 as the default (via a config file or something) so my preference would
 always be honored...

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Comment:

 Variants are honored when upgrading, at least for me. But negative
 variants are not. Is that what you are seeing? Also, what version of
 macports are you running?

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/18443#comment:2>
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