From owner-svn-src-head@freebsd.org Wed May 31 03:44:32 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-head@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D619BF45E3; Wed, 31 May 2017 03:44:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from danfe@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 110611249; Wed, 31 May 2017 03:44:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from danfe@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id v4V3iVXf098557; Wed, 31 May 2017 03:44:31 GMT (envelope-from danfe@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from danfe@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id v4V3iV1B098556; Wed, 31 May 2017 03:44:31 GMT (envelope-from danfe@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201705310344.v4V3iV1B098556@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: danfe set sender to danfe@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Alexey Dokuchaev Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 03:44:31 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r319274 - head/usr.bin/uname X-SVN-Group: head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the src tree for head/-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 03:44:32 -0000 Author: danfe (ports committer) Date: Wed May 31 03:44:31 2017 New Revision: 319274 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/319274 Log: - Add a simple example to uname(1) manual page to show how the hardware platform (returned by -m) can be different from the machine's processor architecture (-p) - Document that make(1) sets universal MACHINE and MACHINE_ARCH variables based on these values Reviewed by: imp, manpages (bjk) Approved by: bjk, imp (implied) Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D10489 Modified: head/usr.bin/uname/uname.1 Modified: head/usr.bin/uname/uname.1 ============================================================================== --- head/usr.bin/uname/uname.1 Wed May 31 03:11:25 2017 (r319273) +++ head/usr.bin/uname/uname.1 Wed May 31 03:44:31 2017 (r319274) @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ .\" @(#)uname.1 8.3 (Berkeley) 4/8/94 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd November 20, 2013 +.Dd May 31, 2017 .Dt UNAME 1 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ Write the version of the kernel. .It Fl m Write the type of the current hardware platform to standard output. +.Po Xr make 1 +uses it to set the +.Va MACHINE +variable. +.Pc .It Fl n Write the name of the system to standard output. .It Fl o @@ -69,6 +74,11 @@ This is a synonym for the option, for compatibility with other systems. .It Fl p Write the type of the machine processor architecture to standard output. +.Po Xr make 1 +uses it to set the +.Va MACHINE_ARCH +variable. +.Pc .It Fl r Write the current release level of the operating system to standard output. @@ -106,6 +116,19 @@ will allow the corresponding data to be set to the con of the environment variable. .Sh EXIT STATUS .Ex -std +.Sh EXAMPLES +The hardware platform +.Pq Fl m +can be different from the machine's processor architecture +.Pq Fl p , +e.g., on 64-bit PowerPC, +.Fl m +would return +.Va powerpc +and +.Fl p +would return +.Va powerpc64 . .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr feature_present 3 , .Xr getosreldate 3 ,