Re: Macports and launchd

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unknown +variant silently ignored

[Jan Stary]

I just built "bitcoin +qt5", only to realize its "bitcoin +gui".
While build the noneexistent +qt5 variant, the default variant
was buit (which happens to be +daemon+wallet).

Is it intentional that a nonexistent variant is _silently_ ignored?
Wouldn't it be less surprising if MP stopped with an error?
Currently, a typo can result in something the user didnt want,
eventhough it was easily avoidable.

Jan

Re: unknown +variant silently ignored

[Craig Treleaven]

> On Jan 3, 2018, at 2:34 PM, Jan Stary  wrote:
> 
> I just built "bitcoin +qt5", only to realize its "bitcoin +gui".
> While build the noneexistent +qt5 variant, the default variant
> was buit (which happens to be +daemon+wallet).
> 
> Is it intentional that a nonexistent variant is _silently_ ignored?
> Wouldn't it be less surprising if MP stopped with an error?
> Currently, a typo can result in something the user didnt want,
> eventhough it was easily avoidable.
> 
The variant specification is passed down to any dependencies that will be 
installed.  The current port can’t error out since that variant may be valid to 
one or more of the deps.  

Craig

Re: unknown +variant silently ignored

[Jeremy Lavergne]

A (human) workaround is to verify you've typed it correctly with the
`port variants` command:

  port variants bitcoin +qt5

On 01/03/2018 02:34 PM, Jan Stary wrote:
> I just built "bitcoin +qt5", only to realize its "bitcoin +gui".
> While build the noneexistent +qt5 variant, the default variant
> was buit (which happens to be +daemon+wallet).
> 
> Is it intentional that a nonexistent variant is _silently_ ignored?
> Wouldn't it be less surprising if MP stopped with an error?
> Currently, a typo can result in something the user didnt want,
> eventhough it was easily avoidable.
> 
>   Jan
> 

Re: Macports and launchd

[Dave Horsfall]

On Wed, 3 Jan 2018, servi...@increa.com wrote:


The macports mailing list is burying me email!  How can I un-subscribe?


The same way you subscribed, only in reverse :-)

Seriously, every email sent out contains this in the headers (like a
good mailing list should):

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Is not your mail client reminding you of the presence of this header?  If 
not then you should find a better one.


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Re: Macports and launchd

[Richard L. Hamilton]

Mac Mail app does not show that header by default. :-)  It can be added in the 
Viewing tab of Mail preferences.

iOS Mail app shows a smart unsubscribe link when applicable, whether based on 
that header or others too, but Mac Mail does not.

> On Jan 3, 2018, at 17:20, Dave Horsfall  wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 3 Jan 2018, servi...@increa.com wrote:
> 
>> The macports mailing list is burying me email!  How can I un-subscribe?
> 
> The same way you subscribed, only in reverse :-)
> 
> Seriously, every email sent out contains this in the headers (like a
> good mailing list should):
> 
> List-Unsubscribe: ,
>  
> 
> Is not your mail client reminding you of the presence of this header?  If not 
> then you should find a better one.
> 
> --
> Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU)  "Those who don't understand security will suffer."
> 



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