Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 21:01:35 +0200 From: dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org (Dirk Meyer) To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: setting makevars to output from program, HOW? Message-ID: <Nkg32UCerE@dmeyer.dinoex.sub.org> References: <371DAEE1.DE743872@partitur.se><199904211105.EAA94009@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu><371DBBF4.582EC700@partitur.se>
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Palle Girgensohn wrote:
> I realize that make describe will probably fail, but what if I use a ?=
> to set some defaults? If the prog (apxs in this case) isn't found the
> defaults will used, I guess? Will this be OK? :
>
> [...]
>
> userpath= "${PREFIX}/sbin ${PATH:S^:^ ^g}"
> .for DIR in ${userpath}
> .if exists (${DIR}/apxs)
> __APXS_SBIN!= ${DIR}/apxs -q SBINDIR
> __APXS_HTTPD!= ${DIR}/apxs -q TARGET
> __APXS_LIBEXEC!= ${DIR}/apxs -q LIBEXECDIR
> .endif
> .endfor
No,
At the time the Makefile is read, the Variable Prefix might not be set.
In this case your Makefile never uses the lines you wrote.
I made a bad hack in my own Makefiles
PREFIX!= /usr/local
To give the default form bsd.port.mk to extend the build/install process.
kind regards Dirk
-- Dirk Meyer, Im Grund 4, 34317 Habichtswald, Germany
-- Tel. +49-5606-6512
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