Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 09:04:49 +0100 From: Ed Schouten <ed@fxq.nl> To: Milan Obuch <freebsd-current@dino.sk> Cc: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: /etc/make.conf oddity (?) Message-ID: <20070301080449.GO11232@hoeg.nl> In-Reply-To: <200703010829.18334.freebsd-current@dino.sk> References: <200703010829.18334.freebsd-current@dino.sk>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Hello Milan, * Milan Obuch <freebsd-current@dino.sk> wrote: > I put KERNCONF="FOX" into my /etc/make.conf, make buildkernel in /usr/src > tells ERROR: Missing kernel configuration file(s) (FOX). > > If I change it into KERNCONF=FOX, no error message and build works as if > command make buildkernel KERNCONF=FOX were given. > > My understanding was variable values should be enclosed in quotes, did I > missread or missinterpret something? > > Even if it is no real issue (read: could not find simple workaround), I would > like to know if it's me or not. I once had this issue as well. Keep in mind that /etc/make.conf is a Makefile, not a shellscript. In Makefiles you don't need to quote your variables. In shell scripts you do, because the second argument will be treated as a command. Yours, -- Ed Schouten <ed@fxq.nl> WWW: http://g-rave.nl/ [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFF5okh52SDGA2eCwURAtLFAJ9i3lNLgMLbwVfd8fv1M8uWc2RSNQCfdO1s pnSy1Zxs1CuNNxjspR8EQ34= =UPX+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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