From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 6 21:50:33 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D4241065672 for ; Wed, 6 Jun 2012 21:50:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vince@unsane.co.uk) Received: from unsane.co.uk (unsane-pt.tunnel.tserv5.lon1.ipv6.he.net [IPv6:2001:470:1f08:110::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9EAEC8FC1D for ; Wed, 6 Jun 2012 21:50:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vincemacbook.unsane.co.uk (vincemacbook.unsane.co.uk [10.10.10.20]) (authenticated bits=0) by unsane.co.uk (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q56LoURY050246 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 6 Jun 2012 22:50:31 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from vince@unsane.co.uk) Message-ID: <4FCFD05C.6040707@unsane.co.uk> Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:49:16 +0100 From: Vincent Hoffman User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; rv:12.0) Gecko/20120428 Thunderbird/12.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <201206040224.q542OBqk085897@hugeraid.jetcafe.org> <20120604043233.GB32597@lonesome.com> <201206040841.q548fVHa091169@hugeraid.jetcafe.org> <201206041841.q54IfUow001060@hugeraid.jetcafe.org> <20120604191343.GF10783@isuckatdomains.isuckatdomains.net> <201206041932.q54JWONA001600@hugeraid.jetcafe.org> <4FCDA15C.2000700@digsys.bg> <201206061859.q56IxvLx045828@hugeraid.jetcafe.org> <4FCFC846.5050508@FreeBSD.org> <20120606212351.GB1387@glenbarber.us> In-Reply-To: <20120606212351.GB1387@glenbarber.us> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.4.2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Documenting 'make config' options X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:50:33 -0000 On 06/06/2012 22:23, Glen Barber wrote: > On Wed, Jun 06, 2012 at 02:14:46PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: >> On 06/06/2012 11:59, Dave Hayes wrote: >>> I'm describing more of a use case here, not attempting to specify an >>> implementation. If a user invokes 'make', a window is presented to them >>> with various options. It's probably very common that this is met with an >>> initial reaction of "what the hell do these do?", even from the most >>> seasoned of admins (presuming they are unfamiliar with the software they >>> have been asked to install). I claim it would be an improvement to have >>> that information at the fingertips of the make invoker. >> What manner of providing this information would meet your needs? >> > IMHO, something informing what "THAT" is in devel/subversion option > MOD_DONTDOTHAT would be nice. :) > > Glen Not something I had bothered looking up till now as I hadnt wanted to use it but the 2nd hit on google, http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports-bugs/2009-April/161673.html describes it quite well. I tend to go with, If i dont know what it is, and its not default, I probably dont need it. Unless it looks interesting, then I google it ;) Maybe an (optional) new file with a longer descriptions of the make options so as not to crowd the make config dialog? I dont mind looking up compile time options for software I am installing but I can see how having a precis available locally might be handy. Vince > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"