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Date:      Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:10:54 -0700
From:      Darren Pilgrim <freebsd@bitfreak.org>
To:        "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, jeremie@le-hen.org
Subject:   Re: How to disable a src.conf on command-line
Message-ID:  <4489E3DE.10202@bitfreak.org>
In-Reply-To: <20060609.074844.1324583587.imp@bsdimp.com>
References:  <20060609094052.GH1273@obiwan.tataz.chchile.org> <20060609.074844.1324583587.imp@bsdimp.com>

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M. Warner Losh wrote:
> So if you make WITH_SSP off by default, then having WITH_SSP in the
> src.conf can't be overridden.  If you have it on by default, having
> WITHOUT_SSP in the src.conf file can't be overriden.  this appears to
> be an unintended flaw with the with/without stuff.  I'm not sure the
> right way to compensate.

I can't speak for the "right" way, but if you specify the variable in
src.conf/make.conf with ?= instead of =, you can override it on the
command-line:

# grep KERNCONF /etc/make.conf
KERNCONF?=TTPWEB
# make -V KERNCONF
TTPWEB
# env KERNCONF=SOMETHING_ELSE make -V KERNCONF
SOMETHING_ELSE

-- 
Darren Pilgrim



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