From owner-freebsd-doc Sun Aug 19 17:10: 7 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1CA9337B410 for ; Sun, 19 Aug 2001 17:10:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.11.4/8.11.4) id f7K0A3E94233; Sun, 19 Aug 2001 17:10:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats) Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 17:10:03 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200108200010.f7K0A3E94233@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Cc: From: Dima Dorfman Subject: Re: docs/29740: [PATCH] Setting WRKDIRPREFIX=/usr/obj is a bad idea, but not commented Reply-To: Dima Dorfman Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR docs/29740; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Dima Dorfman To: Peter Avalos Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/29740: [PATCH] Setting WRKDIRPREFIX=/usr/obj is a bad idea, but not commented Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 17:00:46 -0700 Peter Avalos writes: > Index: make.conf.5 > =================================================================== > RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/share/man/man5/make.conf.5,v > retrieving revision 1.25 > diff -u -r1.25 make.conf.5 > --- make.conf.5 2001/08/07 13:26:57 1.25 > +++ make.conf.5 2001/08/16 01:33:50 > @@ -760,7 +760,8 @@ > support will build without X11 support by default. > .It Va WRKDIRPREFIX > .Pq Vt str > -Where to create temporary files used when building ports. > +Specify where to create temporary files used when building ports. > +Do not set this to /usr/obj. > .It Va X11BASE > .Pq Vt str > Should be set to where the X11 distribution has been It seems wrong to tell someone not to do something and not provide an explanation. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message