From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 22 16:08:24 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8CF9016A4CE for ; Tue, 22 Mar 2005 16:08:24 +0000 (GMT) Received: from isis.sigpipe.cz (r2g224.chello.upc.cz [62.245.70.224]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2FA1443D2D for ; Tue, 22 Mar 2005 16:08:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from neuhauser@chello.cz) Received: by isis.sigpipe.cz (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 725771F87BEE; Tue, 22 Mar 2005 17:08:23 +0100 (CET) Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 17:08:23 +0100 From: Roman Neuhauser To: Chuck Robey Message-ID: <20050322160823.GD36766@isis.sigpipe.cz> Mail-Followup-To: Chuck Robey , FreeBSD-ports@Freebsd.org References: <423F24C9.3070508@chuckr.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <423F24C9.3070508@chuckr.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: FreeBSD-ports@Freebsd.org Subject: Re: options X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 16:08:24 -0000 # chuckr@chuckr.org / 2005-03-21 19:47:21 +0000: > I've been looking for info that certain ports use to store options ... I > have looked in the porters handbook andthe general handbook, no joy, and > yet I know that there are some ports that do no store their options in > cookie files, or in the environment. There's some sort of data base, > something in /var/run, or something like that. > > Can I get pointed at that code? It doesn't seem to be documented > anywhere I can find. Besides the comments (and code) in Mk/bsd.port.mk, the relevant targets are mentioned in ports(7). -- How many Vietnam vets does it take to screw in a light bulb? You don't know, man. You don't KNOW. Cause you weren't THERE. http://bash.org/?255991