[MacPorts] #71389: libproxy: move vala bindings to a variant or subport to reduce dependencies count

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#71389: libproxy: move vala bindings to a variant or subport to reduce dependencies
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  Reporter:  jleroy       |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports        |    Version:
Resolution:               |   Keywords:
      Port:  libproxy     |
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Comment (by ryandesign):

 Replying to [comment:10 lcvisser]:
 > There is a new option to add vapi support, but […] I figured it
 appropriate to have a variant rather than a subport.

 I am not familiar with vala, but I thought the idea was that if you want
 to use libproxy from a program written in the vala language, then you need
 these vapi bindings. If that's so, if you're trying to make a port for
 such a program, you'll want to be able to depend on a ''port'' (or
 subport) that provides those bindings. You can't depend on a ''variant''
 of a port without hacks like the active_variants portgroup so it should be
 avoided and hence why I have been recommending creating a subport not a
 variant.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/71389#comment:12>
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