And just to add my input, your efforts are GREATLY appreciated. > On Oct 28, 2015, at 8:34 PM, Brandon Allbery <allber...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 9:28 PM, Jeffrey Walton <noloa...@gmail.com > <mailto:noloa...@gmail.com>> wrote: > So I'm clear: MacPorts does not test compiling under the compiler it > provides? Is that correct? > > MacPorts only uses those compilers when clang will not work. It uses the > system compiler whenever possible, to avoid possible compatibility issues. In > general, the gcc* compilers are provided for users to use and/or for those > (few) ports that won't work with the Xcode-provided clang. > > I have this feeling you were expecting something like a Linux distribution, a > full ecosystem that is regression tested with itself. > MacPorts is a BSD ports-like system intended to make available things that > are not provided with OS X, on a best effort basis. > > -- > brandon s allbery kf8nh sine nomine associates > allber...@gmail.com <mailto:allber...@gmail.com> > ballb...@sinenomine.net <mailto:ballb...@sinenomine.net> > unix, openafs, kerberos, infrastructure, xmonad http://sinenomine.net > <http://sinenomine.net/>_______________________________________________ > macports-users mailing list > macports-users@lists.macosforge.org > https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
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