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From: Wesley Shields <wxs@FreeBSD.org>
To: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>
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Subject: Re: finding where a make variable is set
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On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 12:04:49PM -0400, Robert Huff wrote:
> 
> 	Given:
> 
> huff@>> pd /usr/ports/editors/openoffice.org-3
> /usr/ports/editors/openoffice.org-3 /var/db/pkg 
> huff@>> make -V CP
> /bin/cp
> 
> 	how do I track down where CP gets set?  It isn't in the
> Makefile itself; is it in /usr/share/mk/*.mk?

Ports include bsd.port.(pre|post.)mk and other related files. They are
included in $PORTSDIR/Mk.

-- WXS