[MacPorts] #40333: py-wxpython-2.8 dependencies: add proper variants for proper use of wxWidgets-2.8 vs. wxgtk-2.8

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#40333: py-wxpython-2.8 dependencies: add proper variants for proper use of
wxWidgets-2.8 vs. wxgtk-2.8
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  Reporter:  mojca@…                             |      Owner:  macports-
      Type:  defect                              |  tickets@…
  Priority:  Normal                              |     Status:  new
 Component:  ports                               |  Milestone:
Resolution:                                      |    Version:
      Port:  py-wxpython-2.8 spe grass py-dsv    |   Keywords:
  py-pyface py-robotframework-ride py26-pyphant  |
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Description changed by mojca@…:

Old description:

> All dependencies of `py-wxpython-2.8` need variants to account for the
> difference between linking against `py-wxpython-2.8 +carbon` and `py-
> wxpython-2.8 +gtk`. These ports are:
>
>  * gis/grass (see also #36904; active development, but no attempts to
> make it compatible with 3.0 yet)
>  * python/py-robotframework-ride (see also #40297; it builds against 3.0,
> but has problems, upstream is working on compatibility with 3.0)
>  * python/py26-pyphant (see also #40347; likely to become compatible with
> 3.0 soon)
>  * python/py-pyface (see also #40207; wx is not a strict requirement)
>
> Outdated/abandoned ones:
>  * editors/spe
>  * python/py-dsv
>  * ~~net/bittorrent~~
>
> Plus maybe those with (temporarily?) disabled support for wxWidgets:
>  * games/sounddecompress
>
> On Xcode >= 4.4 `py-wxpython-2.8` can only be installed with `+gtk`, so
> there is no problem, but with earlier releases of Xcode where `+carbon`
> is default, these dependencies need to be aware of incompatibility with
> `x86_64`, `clang` and possibly other minor issues.
>
> On top of that some ports are conditionally compatible with `py-
> wxpython-3.0` and one needs to keep in mind that `py27-wxpython-2.8` is
> conflicting with `py27-wxpython-3.0` and the reasonable compromise I see
> is to allow these ports to link against `py26-wxpython-2.8` in order to
> allow side-by-side installation with dependencies of `py27-wxpython-3.0`.
>
> I would suggest to provide options with consistent/equal names for all
> the listed ports, but I'm looking for suggestions.
>
> Just an additional note is that at least ~~`bittorrent`~~, `py-dsv` and
> `spe` seem relatively "abandoned" upstream and also have no maintainer.

New description:

 All dependencies of `py-wxpython-2.8` need variants to account for the
 difference between linking against `py-wxpython-2.8 +carbon` and `py-
 wxpython-2.8 +gtk`. These ports are:

  * gis/grass (see also #36904; active development, but no attempts to make
 it compatible with 3.0 yet)
  * python/py-robotframework-ride (see also #40297; it builds against 3.0,
 but has problems, upstream is slowly working on compatibility with 3.0)
  * python/py26-pyphant (see also #40347; likely to become compatible with
 3.0 soon)
  * python/py-pyface (see also #40207; wx is not a strict requirement,
 developers might be willing to fix problems)

 Outdated/abandoned ones (all ports are `noarch`, so no change is needed
 for successful compilation):
  * editors/spe
  * python/py-dsv (`wx` is optional)
  * ~~net/bittorrent~~ (deleted)

 Plus maybe those with (temporarily?) disabled support for wxWidgets:
  * games/sounddecompress

 On Xcode >= 4.4 `py-wxpython-2.8` can only be installed with `+gtk`, so
 there is no problem, but with earlier releases of Xcode where `+carbon` is
 default, these dependencies need to be aware of incompatibility with
 `x86_64`, `clang` and possibly other minor issues.

 On top of that some ports are conditionally compatible with `py-
 wxpython-3.0` and one needs to keep in mind that `py27-wxpython-2.8` is
 conflicting with `py27-wxpython-3.0` and the reasonable compromise I see
 is to allow these ports to link against `py26-wxpython-2.8` in order to
 allow side-by-side installation with dependencies of `py27-wxpython-3.0`.

 I would suggest to provide options with consistent/equal names for all the
 listed ports, but I'm looking for suggestions.

 Just an additional note is that at least ~~`bittorrent`~~, `py-dsv` and
 `spe` seem relatively "abandoned" upstream and also have no maintainer.

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