[MacPorts] #69848: port (r)deps --no-test option is not documented

MacPorts noreply at macports.org
Sun Apr 28 10:26:23 UTC 2024


#69848: port (r)deps --no-test option is not documented
------------------------+--------------------
 Reporter:  ryandesign  |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect      |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal      |  Milestone:
Component:  base        |    Version:
 Keywords:              |       Port:
------------------------+--------------------
 In [f1de2b6679e61a83439e16b88e720366808c15ad/macports-base] a `--no-test`
 option was added to `port deps` and `port rdeps`. It's not documented in
 [https://man.macports.org/port.1.html port(1)] nor in
 [https://man.macports.org/port-rdeps.1.html port-rdeps(1)]. The latter
 manpage says:

 > port deps lists all dependencies of the given port(s), i.e., the ports
 > that need to be installed to build or use a port.
 >
 > port rdeps recursively descends into the dependencies and displays a
 > tree of dependencies for a given port.

 There is no suggestion here that test dependencies would be included and
 it's unexpected that they are.

 The `--no-test` option is not documented in this manpage, nor is it
 documented in the [https://guide.macports.org/#using.port.deps port deps
 section of the Guide]. The Guide doesn't document `port rdeps` at all.

-- 
Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/69848>
MacPorts <https://www.macports.org/>
Ports system for macOS


More information about the macports-tickets mailing list