[MacPorts] #14648: Specifying a nonexistant variant during install should cause a warning

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#14648: Specifying a nonexistant variant during install should cause a warning
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  Reporter:  wsiegrist@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:  MacPorts Future
 Component:  base         |    Version:  1.7.0
Resolution:               |   Keywords:
      Port:               |
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

 * keywords:  install variant warning =>
 * cc: ralph@… (added)


Comment:

 Has duplicate #41680.

 The difficulty is that, in a way, this is a feature. You can specify to
 install a port with a variant, and even if that port does not have that
 variant, it will be selected in any dependencies that have that variant
 (that aren't installed yet).

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/14648#comment:3>
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