Re: [MacPorts] #59085: mingw-w64 fails if called via another port that’s using the +universal variant

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#59085: mingw-w64 fails if called via another port that’s using the +universal
variant
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  Reporter:  Gcenx      |      Owner:  mojca
      Type:  defect     |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal     |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports      |    Version:
Resolution:             |   Keywords:
      Port:  mingw-w64  |
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Comment (by mojca):

 I didn't intentionally make any of the mingw ports non-universal, that is:
 I'm not yet aware of any reason why the port would not build as universal
 until I try it and fail.

 Also, there are a number of things that are not entirely clear to me. To
 start with, `mingw-w64` is declared as being `noarch`, so it's not clear
 to me why MacPorts is complaining about universal in the first place.
 Also, `mingw-w64` is nothing but a meta-port. To me it sounds better to
 declare a dependency on the actual compiler if it is actually needed. (Do
 you need both the comper producing 32-bit and 64-bit windows binaries?)

 Second, I can of course try to make the compiler build as universal, but
 it's not clear to my why that would be needed / how that could be useful.
 I'm not even sure in what way mingw is used as a wine dependency. For all
 I know wine worked fine long before I even finished the ports.

 I certainly need more data if I'm about to do anything about this.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/59085#comment:5>
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