#38681: mdmg seems to get confused when deps have variants on by default ---------------------------+-------------------------------- Reporter: rogerdpack@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: base | Version: 2.1.3 Resolution: | Keywords: mdmg Port: | ---------------------------+-------------------------------- Comment (by ryandesign@…): Replying to [ticket:38681 rogerdpack@…]:
{{{ $ sudo port mdmg -f rdp-projects }}}
(as a note, specifying -f for force apparently does nothing to help here)
The `-f` flag (and other single-letter flags) are global and have no effect unless placed immediately after the word `port`, before the verb, so in this case, `sudo port -f mdmg ...`, however I'm not aware of any reason to use the `-f` flag with the `mdmg` verb. The `-f` flag can be dangerous and should only be used in a few specific instances, and where you understand its consequences. For example, in this case, the message says the variants don't match; using the `-f` flag to override this error will cause the port to claim to have been installed with one variant but to actually get installed with a different variant, which is probably not what you want. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/38681#comment:2> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X