From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 22 12:57:42 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3229016A4CE for ; Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:57:42 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mailout.zetnet.co.uk (mailout.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.47.231]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B9C2A43D41 for ; Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:57:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.48] helo=zetnet.co.uk) by mailout.zetnet.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CsKpg-0003zH-00 for ; Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:57:40 +0000 Received: from esperance.zetnet.co.uk (bts-0021.dialup.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.48.21])j0MCvQV0000325 for ; Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:57:39 GMT Received: (qmail 89066 invoked by uid 1001); 22 Jan 2005 12:56:16 -0000 From: "Frank Shute" Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:56:15 +0000 To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050122125615.GA88974@peach.veggie.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org, Edwin Groothuis , Peter Pentchev References: <20050119210153.27DE76131@k7.mavetju> <20050120080811.GB1745@straylight.m.ringlet.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050120080811.GB1745@straylight.m.ringlet.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.11-PRERELEASE i386 X-Organisation: 'Esperance Linux' cc: Edwin Groothuis Subject: Re: docs/76472: [patch] tell porters handbook about OPTIONS X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Frank Shute List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:57:42 -0000 On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 10:08:11AM +0200, Peter Pentchev wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 08:01:53AM +1100, Edwin Groothuis wrote: > [snip] > > + > > + > > + <makevar>OPTIONS</makevar> > > Just a couple of minor comments; the text is great. > > > + > > + > > + Background > > + The OPTIONS variable gives the user who > > + installs the port a dialog with the available options and saves > > + them to /var/db/ports/portname/options. Next > > + time when the port has to be rebuild, the options are reused. Never > > + again you have to remember all the twenty My take on the 2nd to last sentence: "When the port has to be rebuilt, the options are reused." ^ > > "Never again *will* you have...", perhaps? Agreed along with your other comments. [snip] -- Frank print "f r a n k @ e s p e r a n c e - l i n u x . c o . u k" | sed 's/ //g' --->PGP keyID: 0x10BD6F4B<---