Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 10:50:10 -0700 (PDT) From: "Bruce A. Mah" <bmah@FreeBSD.ORG> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/43430: Documentation incorrect in /usr/src/Makefile Message-ID: <200209271750.g8RHoAvD084604@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/43430; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: "Bruce A. Mah" <bmah@FreeBSD.ORG>
To: Steve Davidson <stevedav@pacbell.net>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: docs/43430: Documentation incorrect in /usr/src/Makefile
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 10:46:59 -0700
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If memory serves me right, Steve Davidson wrote:
> There is no '-p' option to mergemaster; it is difficult to understand what co
> nceptually '-p' would have done if it existed.
nimitz:bmah% man mergemaster
MERGEMASTER(8) FreeBSD System Manager's Manual MERGEMASTER(8)
NAME
mergemaster - merge configuration files, et al during an upgrade
[deletia]
-p Pre-buildworld mode. Compares only files known to be essen-
tial to the success of {build|install}world, including
/etc/make.conf.
[deletia]
nimitz:bmah% uname -a
FreeBSD nimitz.packetdesign.com 4.7-RC FreeBSD 4.7-RC #43: Mon Sep 23 10:08:47 PDT 2002 root@nimitz.packetdesign.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/NIMITZ i386
Perhaps you have an old, cached copy of the mergemaster manpage?
Bruce.
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