[MacPorts] #66537: Add a field to port information that specifies whether that port is distributed as a binary or requires a lengthy rebuild (was: gocryptfs always builds instead of just downloading the prebuilt binary on macOS Catalina)

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#66537: Add a field to port information that specifies whether that port is
distributed as a binary or requires a lengthy rebuild
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  Reporter:  esbugz       |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
 Component:  base         |    Version:  2.8.0
Resolution:               |   Keywords:
      Port:               |
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Changes (by esbugz):

 * component:  ports => base
 * type:  defect => enhancement
 * port:  gocryptfs =>


Old description:

> [https://ports.macports.org/port/gocryptfs/details/] state that there is
> a prebuilt package for Catalina, and that only `macfuse` is a dependency,
> but trying to install gocryptfs triggers a complete build from source
> with the installation of all 4 build dependencies
>
> macOS Catalina 10.15.7
> {{{
> $ sudo port install gocryptfs
> --->  Computing dependencies for gocryptfs
> The following dependencies will be installed:
>  go
>  pandoc
>  pkgconfig
> Continue? [Y/n]: y
> }}}

New description:

 I thought that port details with various OS versions, for example,
 [https://ports.macports.org/port/gocryptfs/details/], imply that there is
 a prebuilt package for a green-check-marked system

 But it's not the case, so I'd like to suggest adding such information to
 the details page and the `info` commands as it makes a big difference in
 installation time & space requirements

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/66537#comment:3>
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