[MacPorts] #66453: R: incorrect info re compiler in the portfile

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#66453: R: incorrect info re compiler in the portfile
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 Reporter:  barracuda156  |      Owner:  i0ntempest
     Type:  defect        |     Status:  assigned
 Priority:  Normal        |  Milestone:
Component:  ports         |    Version:  2.8.0
 Keywords:                |       Port:  R
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 The portfile has:

 {{{
 # Note: gcc cannot be used for the C compiler. It will give:
 #:info:build In file included from /usr/include/dispatch/dispatch.h:51:0,
 #:info:build                  from
 /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Headers/CFStream.h:15,
 #:info:build                  from
 /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Headers/CFPropertyList.h:13,
 #:info:build                  from langprefs.c:30:
 #:info:build /usr/include/dispatch/object.h:143:15: error: expected
 identifier or '(' before '^' token
 #:info:build  typedef void (^dispatch_block_t)(void);
 #:info:build                ^
 #:info:build /usr/include/dispatch/object.h:362:3: error: unknown type
 name 'dispatch_block_t'
 #:info:build    dispatch_block_t notification_block);
 #:info:build    ^
 # However, use of compiler.blacklist *gcc* would remove the GCC Fortran
 compilers too.
 }}}

 This may be true for some versions of macOS, but this is false in general.
 GCC certainly ''can'' be used as the C compiler with R.

 P. S. Also I wonder, why no `universal` for R?

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