Revision: 87570 http://trac.macports.org/changeset/87570 Author: cal@macports.org Date: 2011-11-25 18:14:33 -0800 (Fri, 25 Nov 2011) Log Message: ----------- base: Document supported_archs in man 7 portfile (closes #25189) Modified Paths: -------------- trunk/base/doc/portfile.7 trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/portfile-keywords.xml Modified: trunk/base/doc/portfile.7 =================================================================== --- trunk/base/doc/portfile.7 2011-11-26 02:11:29 UTC (rev 87569) +++ trunk/base/doc/portfile.7 2011-11-26 02:14:33 UTC (rev 87570) @@ -206,6 +206,28 @@ .br .Sy Example: .Dl platforms darwin +.It Ic supported_archs +The CPU architectures for which this port can be built. Archs currently +supported by Mac OS X are: i386, ppc, ppc64, x86_64. If this option is not set, +it is assumed that the port can build for all archs. If a port does not install +any architecture-specific files, use the special value noarch. +.br +If the building architecture isn't among supported_archs, port fails with an +error message except when building on x86_64 (resp. ppc64) and supported_archs +contains i386 (resp. ppc). In this case, the port will be built in 32 bit mode. +.br +.Sy Type: +.Em optional +.br +.Sy Values: +.Em i386 x86_64 ppc ppc64 noarch +.br +.Sy Default: +.Em i386 x86_64 ppc ppc64 +.br +.Sy Examples: +.Dl supported_archs i386 x86_64 +.Dl supported_archs noarch .It Ic homepage Project homepage for the port. .br Modified: trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/portfile-keywords.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/portfile-keywords.xml 2011-11-26 02:11:29 UTC (rev 87569) +++ trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/portfile-keywords.xml 2011-11-26 02:14:33 UTC (rev 87570) @@ -199,6 +199,11 @@ install any architecture-specific files, use the special value <option>noarch</option>.</para> + <para>If the building architecture isn't among supported_archs, port + fails with an error message except when building on x86_64 (resp. + ppc64) and supported_archs contains i386 (resp. ppc). In this case, the + port will be built in 32 bit mode.</para> + <programlisting>supported_archs i386 ppc</programlisting> <programlisting>supported_archs noarch</programlisting> </listitem>