[MacPorts] #55365: ttfautohint @1.7: new port

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Tue Nov 21 18:49:40 UTC 2017


#55365: ttfautohint @1.7: new port
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  Reporter:  tuffnatty    |      Owner:
      Type:  submission   |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports        |    Version:  2.4.2
Resolution:               |   Keywords:
      Port:  ttfautohint  |
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Comment (by mf2k):

 Replying to [comment:6 tuffnatty]:
 > Replying to [comment:5 mf2k]:
 > There are some ports having both qt4 ant qt5 variants: cmake, doxygen,
 faustlive-devel, gate, gecode, lpe, LyX...

 Again, legacy reasons. Most of them started out with qt4 or even qt3.

 > Is it an official recommendation? I don't see it in docs. And I believe
 that we must provide all possible build options when it is not too hard to
 support them. I already gave an example where a qt4 variant may be useful.

 Recommendation: yes, requirement: no. The docs could be updated. And who
 would support them in this case? This proposed port is {{{nomaintainer}}}.
 More options requires more support. We are definitely short-staffed on
 this all-volunteer project.

 Are you saying a dependency of ttfautohint has a qt4 variant? I looked at
 the ones in Portfile but they don't directly have it. Yes, that would be a
 good reason.

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