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Subject: Re: the 'make' command in the ports tree
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dede wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm a long time user of BSDs, and I don't find man pages or 
> documentation on the way I can master the port collection (specialy 
> the fonction of make).
> I found this, interesting: 
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/ports-using.html, but 
> some interogations persist.
> I search a command that list all availables variables that afect 
> program installation, and all arguments I can give to the 
> /usr/port/Makefile  (I know about 'make search key= and name=' is 
> there another?).
>
> Could anyone give me some cool addresses to learn on the subject?
>
>
Not sure if I understand your question fully, but this is a great place 
to learn about different options available when manipulating ports.

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ports&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+7.1-RELEASE+and+Ports&format=html