[MacPorts] #45502: git: Create -perl variant for a Perl-free install

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#45502: git: Create -perl variant for a Perl-free install
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  Reporter:  verwymeren@…  |      Owner:  ciserlohn@…
      Type:  enhancement   |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal        |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports         |    Version:
Resolution:                |   Keywords:
      Port:  git           |
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Old description:

> git currently forces installation of the MacPorts perl port. Examining
> the git Makefile, it is possible to install git without Perl by defining
> NO_PERL (https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Makefile Line 248).
>
> Would it be possible to add a variant that eliminates the Perl
> dependency? The perl port pulls in a lot of additional dependencies,
> eliminating it would allow for a much shorter and smaller git
> installation.

New description:

 git currently forces installation of the MacPorts perl port. Examining the
 git Makefile, it is possible to install git without Perl by defining
 NO_PERL (https://github.com/git/git/blob/v2.1.2/Makefile#L248).

 Would it be possible to add a variant that eliminates the Perl dependency?
 The perl port pulls in a lot of additional dependencies, eliminating it
 would allow for a much shorter and smaller git installation.

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Comment (by larryv@…):

 How would this even work? Isn’t half of Git written in Perl?

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/45502#comment:2>
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