[MacPorts] #37923: MacPorts: add variant to use MacPorts ports as dependencies (was: Submission: New variants for the MacPorts port: Allow ports provided by MacPorts to fulfill missing dependencies for it)

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#37923: MacPorts: add variant to use MacPorts ports as dependencies
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  Reporter:  egall@…      |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports        |    Version:  2.1.2
Resolution:  wontfix      |   Keywords:  haspatch
      Port:  MacPorts     |
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

 * cc: ryandesign@… (added)
 * status:  new => closed
 * type:  submission => enhancement
 * resolution:   => wontfix


Comment:

 I really don't think we want any such patch, since the only reason this
 port exists is so that we can create installer packages of new versions of
 MacPorts (no user should ever install the MacPorts port directly), and in
 the installer packages, the MacPorts installation must be self-contained;
 it cannot be linked with MacPorts-provided libraries that most users who
 install the disk image won't already have installed.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/37923#comment:5>
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