#19458: Combine image and archive modes ------------------------------+--------------------------------------------- Reporter: blb@… | Owner: blb@… Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: MacPorts Future Component: base | Version: 1.8.0 Keywords: archive image | Port: ------------------------------+--------------------------------------------- Combining the image and archive modes into a new image-through-archives and always enabling it buys several advantages: - no more need to worry about links for image mode as all inactive ports would simply exist in the archive instead of being fully installed in ${prefix}/var/macports/software - configuration settings for these (portinstalltype, portarchivemode, portarchivepath, and portarchivetype) can be removed simplifying code and macports.conf - always building/using archives should bring MacPorts closer to supporting install-from-binaries instead of just from source - removal of archive-specific targets/actions (since they'd be merged into the activate area) simplifies MacPorts base code I'll create a [browser:branches/images-and-archives branch for development] to keep this off of trunk until it is ready for more widespread testing. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/19458> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS