From owner-freebsd-stable Sat Aug 5 14:58:54 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mta03-svc.ntlworld.com (mta03-svc.ntlworld.com [62.253.162.43]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7068137BA90 for ; Sat, 5 Aug 2000 14:58:47 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org) Received: from parish.my.domain ([62.253.84.161]) by mta03-svc.ntlworld.com (InterMail vM.4.01.02.27 201-229-119-110) with ESMTP id <20000805215845.DQYO16423.mta03-svc.ntlworld.com@parish.my.domain>; Sat, 5 Aug 2000 22:58:45 +0100 Received: (from mark@localhost) by parish.my.domain (8.9.3/8.9.3) id WAA03785; Sat, 5 Aug 2000 22:58:49 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from mark) Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 22:58:49 +0100 From: Mark Ovens To: Dylan Hoffman Cc: "freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG" Subject: Re: make.conf empty Message-ID: <20000805225849.K254@parish> References: <398C2041.DC3DECA1@lanminds.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <398C2041.DC3DECA1@lanminds.com>; from dante@LanMinds.Com on Sat, Aug 05, 2000 at 02:10:09PM +0000 Organization: Total lack of Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, Aug 05, 2000 at 02:10:09PM +0000, Dylan Hoffman wrote: > > Hi everyone. > > I'm trying my first update, from 4.0-Release to 4.1-Stable, so I'm > carefully following the steps in the handbook. So, checking > /etc/make.conf, I saw it is almost empty, /etc/defaults/make.conf is what you are looking for. As with /etc/defaults/rc.conf, don't edit that file, copy the relevant lines to /etc/make/conf and edit them there (/etc/make.conf doesn't get touched when you build the world). > it only has: > > USA_RESIDENT=NO > > what, BTW, it is not true. I think that is a *safe* default related to the US govt export restrictions and the RSA patent. If you are a US resident you should change this (yes, I know the export restrictions have been lifted, but the RSA patent doesn't expire 'til later this year). > So my question is: where can I find the > options to configure the file? (and if a good samaritan can send me a > copy of the file so I can copy it, would be great). I'm afraid to miss > some important build flags. > > Just another question: do I need to remake the devices? I have not seen > any comment about it on the list, just in the handbook. > > Thanks, > Dylan > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message -- If I buy a copy of WinDelete, and it doesn't delete Windows, am I entitled to my money back? ________________________________________________________________ 51.44°N FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org 2.057°W My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message