[MacPorts] #39185: ImageMagick: Using the +perl variant should not stop the installation

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

 Replying to [comment:5 ryandesign@…]:
 > Replying to jozef.mojzis at ... (from non-Trac email):
 >
 > > Isn't possible to do the same with the +perl? Something like:
 > >
 > > {{{
 > > variant perl description {Install p5-perlmagick too} {
 > >   depends_lib-append      port:p5-perlmagick
 > > ...
 > >   configure.args-delete   --without-perl
 > >   configure.args-append   --with-perl
 > > }
 > > }}}

 Sorry, I misread. You're suggesting declaring a dependency on
 p5-perlmagick in the perl variant. No, that's not possible, because
 p5-perlmagick depends on ImageMagick. That would create a circular
 dependency, which is not possible in MacPorts.

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