MacPorts' variants: * https://guide.macports.org/chunked/reference.variants.html https://guide.macports.org/chunked/reference.variants.html * https://guide.ma

MacPorts' variants: * https://guide.macports.org/chunked/reference.variants.html https://guide.macports.org/chunked/reference.variants.html * https://guide.macports.org/chunked/using.variants.html https://guide.macports.org/chunked/using.variants.html The default / most common variants have pre-built binaries that are downloaded via a port install, but if you specify something more 'obscure', things are built from source. FreeBSD's Ports also allow for options: * https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/porters-handbook/#makefile-options https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/porters-handbook/#makefile... Build-time and run-time dependencies are both handled.