[MacPorts] #59402: llvm and clang +assertions ?

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#59402: llvm and clang +assertions ?
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 Reporter:  mouse07410  |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect      |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal      |  Milestone:
Component:  ports       |    Version:
 Keywords:              |       Port:  clang-9.0
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 Not a "real" bug report, but a confusion.

 Both {{{llvm-x.0}}} and {{{clang-x.0}}} support variant {{{+assertions}}}.
 Of course, none of the ports cares to describe what those variants mean,
 or what they could/should be used for. Leaving the user to guess, because
 they don't always correspond to the upstream build options/flags.

 So, here's the question: if I'm not actually debugging either LLVM or
 Clang themselves - does it make sense to install, e.g., {{{clang-9.0
 +assertions}}}? Would that variant be of any use compiling/debugging a
 user's program?

 Also, please consider updating port description (unfortunately, applies to
 ALL the ports in the MacPorts set!) to contain a few words about what each
 variant does, and how it differs from the main/plain port.

 P.S. I'm surprised there aren't more questions/complaints like this.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/59402>
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