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Date:      Sun, 11 Jun 2000 23:10:25 -0700
From:      Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com>
To:        Francisco Reyes <fran@reyes.somos.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD questions <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: use of /etc/defaults/make.conf?
Message-ID:  <39447ED1.1E1A2478@3-cities.com>
References:  <200006120549.BAA03588@sanson.reyes.somos.net>

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Francisco Reyes wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 11 Jun 2000 21:38:50 -0700, Kent Stewart wrote:
> 
> >Francisco Reyes wrote:
> >>
> >> What is the purpose of /etc/defaults/make.conf?
> >
> >I don't know if this is the official line, but it looks like it has
> >everything that can be changed and is a template for the options
> 
> >USE_128BIT=YES

It may be legacy. You used to have to add that to have products such
as Netscape build with the 128bit encryption.

Kent

> 
> That line is not in  /etc/defaults/make.conf
> What does it do? I guess it is related to encryption, but to
> what does it apply?
> 
> >I find I have to keep checking because USA keeps being set to no by
> >cvsup or make world.
> 
> I noticed this same behavior.
> I had not made world yet so it must had been after  building the
> kernel or by CVSup.

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