Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 16:52:52 -0600 (CST) From: Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/61654: [patch] two minor additions to Porter's Handbook Message-ID: <200401202252.i0KMqqpl076659@lonesome.lonesome.com> Resent-Message-ID: <200401202300.i0KN0QsX076088@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 61654 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [patch] two minor additions to Porter's Handbook >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: Tue Jan 20 15:00:26 PST 2004 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Mark Linimon >Release: FreeBSD 4.9-PRERELEASE i386 >Organization: Lonesome Dove Computing Services >Environment: System: FreeBSD lonesome.lonesome.com 4.9-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 4.9-PRERELEASE #0: Fri Sep 5 01:19:33 CDT 2003 linimon@lonesome.lonesome.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/MULTIMEDIA_DEBUG i386 (n/a) >Description: While reviewing the updated Porter's Handbook, I found one bit of text that was out of date, and one obvious thing to add. >How-To-Repeat: (n/a) >Fix: --- book.sgml.dist Tue Jan 20 16:33:11 2004 +++ book.sgml Tue Jan 20 16:50:37 2004 @@ -2836,6 +2835,10 @@ <para>The COMMENT variable should immediately follow the MAINTAINER variable in the <filename>Makefile</filename>.</para> + + <para>Please try to keep the COMMENT line less than 70 + characters, as it is displayed to users as a one-line + summary of the port.</para> </sect1> <sect1 id="makefile-depend"> @@ -3798,8 +3801,8 @@ <sect1 id="using-gnome"> <title>Using GNOME</title> - <para>The FreeBSD/GNOME project uses a system called - <literal>GNOMENG</literal> to define which GNOME components a + <para>The FreeBSD/GNOME project uses its own set of variables + to define which GNOME components a particular port uses. A <ulink url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/docs/porting.html">comprehensive list of these variables</ulink> exists within the FreeBSD/GNOME >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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