[MacPorts] #72437: base check for noarch is misleading

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#72437: base check for noarch is misleading
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  Reporter:  barracuda156  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal        |  Milestone:
 Component:  base          |    Version:  2.10.6
Resolution:                |   Keywords:
      Port:                |
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Comment (by ryandesign):

 Replying to [comment:2 barracuda156]:
 > perhaps disable that warning for all ports which install static libs,
 going by file extension (.a). Since it is that warning which leads to the
 problem.

 Now I understand. Something in MacPorts base is recommending some ports be
 marked `noarch`, and sometimes the recommendation is wrong, and users
 follow the recommendation without realizing when it is wrong.

 Replying to [comment:3 barracuda156]:
 > Wonder how many more will be broken:
 [80f0e92b4505066dad8e0497868f8966823349e9/macports-ports]

 That one is addressed in #72466.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/72437#comment:5>
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