Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 17:44:23 +0530 From: Subhro <subhro.kar@gmail.com> To: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> Cc: FreeBSD-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: compiling openoffice Message-ID: <b2807d0404082805142b59fa03@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20040828075322.GA59091@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <412D10E7.8020704@makeworld.com> <20040826203313.GA531@gothmog.gr> <200408271656.21608.osmany.guirola@cigb.edu.cu> <b2807d0404082720277202d005@mail.gmail.com> <20040828075322.GA59091@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk>
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On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 08:53:23 +0100, Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> wrote: > On Sat, Aug 28, 2004 at 08:57:12AM +0530, Subhro wrote: > > Well first of all if you are someone who had recently stepped into the > > FreeBSD world then you should NOT be using Beta software. Coming back > > to your point the command you should be using is > > make -DWITHOUT_JAVA=yes > > I'm sorry, but that is completely bogus. The syntax of setting > variables on the make(1) command line is either: > > make -DFOO > > or > > make FOO=bar > > where the first option sets the value of FOO to 1. The OP's problem > is that he's trying to set a variable for which there is no support in > the port's Makefile. > > Cheers, > > Matthew > > -- > Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks > Savill Way > PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow > Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK > > > Thanks for correcting me Matthew. But I guess u could have been a a little more polite. Anyway thanks again. I will make a note of what you said. Regards S. -- Subhro Sankha Kar School of Information Technology Block AQ-13/1 Sector V ZIP 700091 India
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