[MacPorts] #60583: gnupg2 @2.2.20_0: Make +openldap variant non-default
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#60583: gnupg2 @2.2.20_0: Make +openldap variant non-default
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Reporter: michi-zuri | Owner: roederja
Type: enhancement | Status: assigned
Priority: Low | Milestone:
Component: ports | Version: 2.6.2
Resolution: | Keywords:
Port: gnupg2 |
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Comment (by Ionic):
Uh, I totally missed that, but generally I don't see a huge benefit to
depending upon openldap for GPG.
I've never needed it on my Linux-based systems, but then again I've never
used LDAP to begin with.
To be fair, the problem discussed in this PR seems to stem from the
openldap port *and* a non-standard installation, so I can see why Jan was
reluctant to change anything in the gnupg port. If the openldap port
breaks, that one should be fixed.
But, as said, I also don't see a huge benefit in having the OpenLDAP-
integration within gnupg. If this taints redistribution, even worse.
Variants are definitely a two-sided sword. They are both powerful, but
also too powerful (well, that's really a shortcoming of Portfiles being
TCL scripts), but any non-standard variant will also make people have to
build software on their machines instead of using pre-built packages,
mostly due to combinatorial explosion. I.e., for n variants, there are 2^n
possible combinations, which would be crazy to build.
I'd be in favor of making the OpenLDAP-integration fully optional.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/60583#comment:2>
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