Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:55:35 +0000 (UTC) From: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r39474 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports Message-ID: <201208310055.q7V0tZcq041415@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: gjb Date: Fri Aug 31 00:55:35 2012 New Revision: 39474 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/39474 Log: - Separate a large <note> section into two. - Add a <tip>, mentioning it might be desired to run make(1) multiple times when using the 'configure-recursive' target. [1] Suggested by: bjk [1] Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.sgml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.sgml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.sgml Thu Aug 30 19:48:29 2012 (r39473) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.sgml Fri Aug 31 00:55:35 2012 (r39474) @@ -976,7 +976,9 @@ docbook = <command>make <maketarget>install</maketarget></command> and <command>make <maketarget>clean</maketarget></command> as three separate steps.</para> + </note> + <note> <para>When installing a port, using only <command>make <maketarget>install</maketarget></command> from the beginning means there will potentially be many waiting @@ -990,6 +992,18 @@ docbook = [clean]</maketarget></command> afterwards.</para> </note> + <tip> + <para>When using <maketarget>config-recursive</maketarget>, + the list of ports to configure are gathered by the + <maketarget>all-depends-list</maketarget> &man.make.1; + target. It is often recommended to run <command>make + <maketarget>config-recursive</maketarget></command> + until all dependent ports options have been defined, and + ports options &man.dialog.1; screens no longer + appear, to be certain all ports options have been + configured as intended.</para> + </tip> + <note> <para>Some shells keep a cache of the commands that are available in the directories listed in the
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