[MacPorts] #29832: sbcl should build more places (was does not respect build_arch or have a universal variant)

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#29832: sbcl should build more places (was does not respect build_arch or have a
universal variant)
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  Reporter:  daniel.hornung@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect            |     Status:  reopened
  Priority:  Normal            |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports             |    Version:  1.9.2
Resolution:                    |   Keywords:
      Port:  sbcl              |
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Comment (by kencu):

 maxima should not be labelled as failing to build universal  itself,
 unless it is known that can’t.

 If it’s a subport that won’t build universal, like sbcl, the subport will
 say so, like it already does, and prevent the attempt.

 Otherwise, if and when the subport is made to build universal, all the
 dependents are still needlessly still labelled as having no universal
 variant, and you have a mess to clean up. Nobody knows then what will or
 won’t build universal, or what’s been tested or not.

 There’s no “error” to fix here. Thousands of ports don’t build universal.

 However, as an enhancement someday, if possible, someone can try on a
 current system, not Leopard i386, to see if sbcl can be made to build
 universal. If it can be, all the dependent ports may then start build
 universal too (unless other universal isdues then show up).

 If someone tries and fails to build sbcl universally on a current system,
 and wants some help in so doing, they could attach a log and new
 information, as I said. That could be attched to this ticket, although
 this ticket is 15 years old and a new ticket relevant to the current world
 would have been my preference.

 But obviously, I took a slap there for cleaning up ancient stale tickets.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/29832#comment:8>
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