[MacPorts] #41126: Request for a new variant

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#41126: Request for a new variant
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 Reporter:  Maurizio.Loreti@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
     Type:  request            |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal             |  Milestone:
Component:  ports              |    Version:  2.2.1
 Keywords:                     |       Port:  ImageMagick
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 Well, the Apple compilers (default in OS X 10.9 Mavericks) clang/clang++
 are not completely compatible with my source code; I am developing on OS X
 C++ programs, to be linked with IM libraries, that could be compiled on
 other platforms using gcc/g++.  But the C++ name mangling scheme for
 clang++ are different, and since IM C++ shared and static libraries are
 compiled with clang++ I am forced to use that compiler.

 Since the port for ImageMagick is first downloaded as source code, and
 then configured, built and installed - could it be possible to add a new
 variant, maybe +gcc, so that the compiler used by the port is gcc/g++ and
 not clang/clang++ ?  Since IM is primarily developed on a Linux
 environment, the package should be ready for compilation with gcc/g++
 without any change to the source code.

 If that request is too difficult to implement, please let me know.

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