[MacPorts] #39185: ImageMagick: Using the +perl variant should not stop the installation (was: Bad practice)

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Wed May 22 00:06:42 PDT 2013


#39185: ImageMagick: Using the +perl variant should not stop the installation
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  Reporter:  jozef.mojzis@…  |      Owner:  ryandesign@…
      Type:  defect          |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal          |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports           |    Version:  2.1.3
Resolution:                  |   Keywords:
      Port:  ImageMagick     |
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

 * owner:  macports-tickets@… => ryandesign@…


Comment:

 The reason I made the ImageMagick port do that is so that users who
 previously indicated they wanted perlmagick by using the +perl variant
 would be informed why they don't have it anymore after upgrading. After a
 time (after most users can be assumed to have upgraded) I will remove the
 +perl variant.

 The alternative is to make the ImageMagick port display the message but
 continue with the installation. But users often upgrade all outdated ports
 at once, which frequently produces more output than fits in their terminal
 window, and they frequently don't bother scrolling up to see messages,
 leading to user surprise.

 Note that you don't need to remove +perl from variants.conf to overcome
 this issue. You can instead specifically disable the perl variant when
 installing ImageMagick:

 {{{
 sudo port install ImageMagick -perl
 }}}

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