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ziaee requested review of this revision.Feb 22 2026, 6:42 PM

I like this, but version … version reads a little oddly.

What about using “variant” for one of them? (Gotta credit my wife for that idea; I drew a blank lol)

I spent a looooong time with ChatGPT working on phrasing. Why is this one so tough?!

What I came up with was: "Override the defaults for ports with selectable variants."?

Depending on length target, we could really clear it up for users by adding "such as database and compiler versions."

I dunno, folks. Maybe we should just say "DEFAULT_VERSIONS: Sets default versions" 🙄

use database or compiler versions, i like that.
i like the text we've come up with so far otherwise.

use database or compiler versions, i like that.
i like the text we've come up with so far otherwise.

"Variant ... variant" didn't feel good, but with the rest of the sentence, it now reads well. I like this change and I say go for it!

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Mar 3 2026, 6:57 PM

Oops, the multiple variants was a typo. I actually want to use version
for the second one. Thanks for your attention to detail here!

This revision now requires review to proceed.Mar 6 2026, 2:46 PM

Oh yeah, this is the one. 100% 👍 from me.

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Mar 6 2026, 3:01 PM
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