conflicting dependency issue on glib2 variants x11 and quartz

[Ryan Carsten Schmidt]

On May 4, 2026, at 14:08, Riccardo Mottola wrote:

> The Mac is set to prefer quartz.

Are you sure? How did you configure this?

> port info glib2
> glib2 @2.88.0 (devel)
> Sub-ports:            glib2-bootstrap
> Variants:             debug, debugoptimized, quartz, [+]x11

The "[+]" before x11 (and not before quartz) seems to show that your MacPorts is set to prefer x11 not quartz.

> Error: Please use the same variants again, or run 'port clean glib2' first to remove the existing partially completed build.

> how to get out?

If you want to proceed with x11: Did you try running the command shown in the error message?