Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:59:38 +0100 From: Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: perryh@pluto.rain.com Subject: Re: setting X11BASE Message-ID: <200802231259.39783.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> In-Reply-To: <47bfd2d6.EvwzDqmqdVQnRjs8%perryh@pluto.rain.com> References: <47be74b1.pGW9HajDXl3VC5wx%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <200802221307.43940.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> <47bfd2d6.EvwzDqmqdVQnRjs8%perryh@pluto.rain.com>
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On Saturday 23 February 2008 09:01:26 perryh@pluto.rain.com wrote:
> > > * What is the value of LOCALBASE? I'm not finding any
> > > definition, or other reference, in /etc/make.conf.
> >
> > Just set it to ${LOCALBASE} verbatim. Not what you think is the
> > value of the variable LOCALBASE but the word ${LOCALBASE}.
>
> Academic interest :)
>
> I'm finding it especially "interesting" that /etc/make.conf, which
> to judge from its location is part of the base, depends on a setting
> from something in the /usr/ports tree.
No, the ports tree uses make(1), a base utility and the global configuration
file for make is /etc/make.conf. So the ports tree depends on a base utility.
--
Mel
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