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From: Armin Pirkovitsch <armin@frozen-zone.org>
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Subject: Re: docs/145655: Add an example to /usr/share/examples/etc/make.conf
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The following reply was made to PR docs/145655; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Armin Pirkovitsch <armin@frozen-zone.org>
To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: docs/145655: Add an example to
 /usr/share/examples/etc/make.conf
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:19:23 +0200

 On Mon 12 Apr 2010, Doug Barton wrote:
 
 > On 4/12/2010 8:10 AM, Armin Pirkovitsch wrote:
 > >> Number:         145655
 > >> Category:       docs
 > >> Synopsis:       Add an example to /usr/share/examples/etc/make.conf
 > >> Confidential:   no
 > >> Severity:       non-critical
 > >> Priority:       low
 > >> Responsible:    freebsd-doc
 > >> State:          open
 > >> Quarter:        
 > >> Keywords:       
 > >> Date-Required:
 > >> Class:          update
 > >> Submitter-Id:   current-users
 > >> Arrival-Date:   Mon Apr 12 15:20:00 UTC 2010
 > >> Closed-Date:
 > >> Last-Modified:
 > >> Originator:     Armin Pirkovitsch
 > >> Release:        9.0-CURRENT
 > >> Organization:
 > >> Environment:
 > >> Description:
 > > Add an useful example to make.conf to encourage people to look at make(1) to see what else is possible.
 > >> How-To-Repeat:
 > > 
 > >> Fix:
 > > 
 > > 
 > > Patch attached with submission follows:
 > > 
 > > --- make.conf.orig	2010-04-06 17:50:16.000000000 +0200
 > > +++ make.conf	2010-04-12 19:00:45.000000000 +0200
 > > @@ -269,3 +269,15 @@
 > >  # /etc/mail/Makefile.  Defaults to 0640.
 > >  #
 > >  #SENDMAIL_MAP_PERMS=
 > > +#
 > > +#
 > > +# It is also possible to set variables in make.conf which will only be
 > > +# used when compiling a eg. specific port.
 > > +# For more details have a look at make(1).
 > > +#
 > > +# Example:
 > > +#
 > > +#.if ${.CURDIR:M*/irc/irssi-devel*}
 > > +#WITH_DEBUG=YES
 > > +#.endif
 > > +#
 > 
 > IMO it would be more useful to include a pointer to
 > ports/ports-mgmt/portconf.
 > 
 > 
 > Doug
 
 I would suggest to include it additional to the already proposed content
 - that way people can choose whether to use a port or simply make.conf
   itself for it.
 
 Armin