Volk: Update to 3.1.2 and add Python 3.11 and 3.12 variants

[DanielO]

Description

Update volk to 3.1.2 and add Python 3.11 and 3.12 variants
Fixes https://trac.macports.org/ticket/71416
Tested by running GRC.

I have not tested it on ARM64 as I don't have suitable hardware so I am not sure about the deleted patch - it does not apply but I am not sure if the problem was fixed upstream.

Type(s)

• bugfix
• enhancement
• security fix

Tested on

macOS 15.2 24C101 x86_64
Xcode 16.2 16C5032a

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[macportsbot]

Notifying maintainers:
@michaelld for port volk.

[reneeotten]

can we remove all the EOL Python versions? You'd need to double check that there are no dependents, of course.

[DanielO]

I have no idea which ones are EOL, however it also seems a bit pointless to not add them when the Python versions are in Macports.

ie that seems like a policy decision outside the scope of a single port.

[reneeotten]

well, you can easily find that right... Everything below 3.9 is EOL and it's a MacPort policy - that's why I am asking. From the variant description it appears Python is only a build dependency and thus it should be safe to do so. But please verify that it doesn't install Python bindings or something like that, and see if other ports depend on a specific variant (unlikely).

Also, your commit message doesn't follow our guidelines. It should be "portname: short description".

[DanielO]

OK I've removed the EOLd versions - with respect to it being policy that is fine but it seems difficult to find such information in the "how to make a port" docs.

I have also fixed up the commit log.

It does install a Python library as part of volk_modtool, not sure if that applies to what you have said.

I do not know how to check what other ports use it.. I tried 'port dependentof volk' but it only returned volk which was less than helpful.

[reneeotten]

one more thing to change, the comment was there for a reason 😉. I'll check whether another port relies on certain Python variants when I have the chance.