From owner-freebsd-doc Wed Nov 22 14:10: 7 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1975237B4CF for ; Wed, 22 Nov 2000 14:10:01 -0800 (PST) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id OAA24406; Wed, 22 Nov 2000 14:10:01 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from blackhelicopters.org (geburah.blackhelicopters.org [209.69.178.18]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E22F37B4C5 for ; Wed, 22 Nov 2000 14:07:47 -0800 (PST) Received: (from mwlucas@localhost) by blackhelicopters.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) id RAA13168; Wed, 22 Nov 2000 17:07:46 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mwlucas) Message-Id: <200011222207.RAA13168@blackhelicopters.org> Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 17:07:46 -0500 (EST) From: Michael Lucas Reply-To: mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.2 Subject: docs/23029: incomplete docs info Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >Number: 23029 >Category: docs >Synopsis: incomplete docs info >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Nov 22 14:10:00 PST 2000 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Michael Lucas >Release: FreeBSD 3.4-STABLE i386 >Organization: GLTG >Environment: current docs tree >Description: description of PREFIX in ports section of handbook does not describe bugs. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: *** chapter.sgml-dist Wed Jun 14 16:30:37 2000 --- chapter.sgml Wed Nov 22 08:36:30 2000 *************** *** 594,599 **** --- 594,606 ---- will combine the two (it is too long to write fully on the page, but it should give you the general idea). + Some ports that use imake (a part of the X Windows + System) don't work well with PREFIX, and will insist on + installing under /usr/X11R6. Similarly, some Perl ports + ignore PREFIX and install in the Perl tree. Making these + ports respect PREFIX is a difficult or impossible + job. + If you do not fancy typing all that in every time you install a port, it is a good idea to put these variables into your environment. Read the man page for your shell for >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message