#48086: mpich subports use -devel suffix incorrectly ---------------------------+------------------------ Reporter: ryandesign@… | Owner: eborisch@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.3.99 Resolution: | Keywords: Port: mpich | ---------------------------+------------------------ Comment (by eborisch@…): I will have to think about this more later; I will say that mpich / openmpi are a bit of 'odd ducks' here as they both provide an MPI implementation (compiler wrappers, headers, libraries) that are designed to be interchangeable and share a select interface ('mpi'). As such, it is nice to be able to have multiple flavors available (even installed at the same time) for use **outside of macports** for testing MPI (for example against current and beta versions of MPICH) software. Ports that use mpi (via the mpi port group) get their compiler values set to the explicit paths -- without requiring select's use; the variants selected determines which one is used. The original discussion referenced in #14540 was prior to {{{port select}}}'s inclusion (r44693) -- which may influence the discussion depending on your viewpoint. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/48086#comment:1> MacPorts <https://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X