[MacPorts] #19751: subversion +no_bdb still requires Berkeley DB

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#19751: subversion +no_bdb still requires Berkeley DB
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 Reporter:  com-macosforge@…         |       Owner:  dluke@…           
     Type:  defect                   |      Status:  new               
 Priority:  Normal                   |   Milestone:                    
Component:  ports                    |     Version:  1.7.1             
 Keywords:                           |        Port:  subversion        
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Comment(by dluke@…):

 Replying to [comment:9 blair@…]:
 > Serf doesn't need to explicitly list those dependencies since it lists a
 > dependency upon apr-util.

 The MacPorts convention would be to include all libraries that a port
 depends directly on in the portfile even if one of its dependents also
 brings in that library.

 > I'm not going to add explicit dependencies to them and then have to
 track each
 > change in apr-util.

 The other option would be to fix the serf build process so it doesn't link
 in those libraries unless it needs symbols from them.

 One small change to configure.in (line 174) would prevent SERF_LIBS from
 getting the extra libraries, but it will still link against them because
 we install the .la files for apr-util.

 Perhaps that needs to change (I think other package mangers don't install
 the .la files along with the libraries)? I see a 2005 reference to
 ArchLinux switching over here http://www.archlinux.org/news/174/



 > This should be taken on macports-dev instead.

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