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Date:      Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:35:23 -0800
From:      "Chris H." <chris#@1command.com>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: make KNOBS
Message-ID:  <20080225233523.acl5s1lo8wgsw4wg@webmail.1command.com>
In-Reply-To: <20080226070516.GB32690@team.vega.ru>
References:  <20080225215522.r3jb5v548o0scks8@webmail.1command.com> <20080226070516.GB32690@team.vega.ru>

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Hello, and thank you for your reply.

Quoting Ruslan Ermilov <ru@freebsd.org>:

> On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 09:55:22PM -0800, Chris H. wrote:
>> Hello All,
>> Maintaining a make.conf file can be a fairly daunting task within
>> itself. But when upgrading, it becomes even more laborious. Peeking
>> into the port Makefile to discover any /new/, or /changed/ knobs is
>> standard fare. But it's not always obvious exactly /what/ the
>> WITH_<this>, or WITHOUT_<that> actually provides.
>> To the point:
>> Is there, or does anyone maintain a KNOBS list possibly categorized
>> by application/port/version, etc...?
>>
>> If not, are there any resources that might help me facilitate one
>> online for myself and others to refer to?
>>
>>
>> Thank you for all your time and consideration.
>>
> For src/, there is an src.conf(5) manpage that documents
> supported WITH_*/WITHOUT_* knobs.  For ports/, I'm not
> aware of such a list.

Indeed. I was aware of, and make much use of it. But am struggling
with finding the port(s) equivalent. If there isn't one, I'd be
more that happy to dedicate a domain/ web site solely to providing
this resource. Perhaps a wiki that I, and anyone else can add the
WITH_/WITHOUT_ options, along with descriptions of exactly /what/
they provide. Seems like a /real/ valuable, and /needed/ resource.

Thanks again for your response.

--Chris H

>
>
> Cheers,
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> Ruslan Ermilov
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