#15161: depends_* should have more useful semantics -------------------------------+-------------------------------------------- Reporter: jmr@macports.org | Owner: macports-tickets@lists.macosforge.org Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: MacPorts base enhancements Component: base | Version: 1.7.0 Resolution: | Keywords: dependencies -------------------------------+-------------------------------------------- Comment (by jmr@macports.org): It seems that there is one useful distinction made currently: depends_build deps are not added to the registry, so even though they get installed whether you're building the port or not, you can at least uninstall them afterwards without getting dependency errors. I think that fully resolving this ticket will have to wait for the fabled dependency engine rewrite. For now, I propose making it possible to use depends_build stuff in the extract, patch and configure phases. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/ticket/15161#comment:2> MacPorts </projects/macports> Ports system for Mac OS