Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:56:15 +0000 From: "Frank Shute" <frank@esperance-linux.co.uk> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Cc: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org> Subject: Re: docs/76472: [patch] tell porters handbook about OPTIONS Message-ID: <20050122125615.GA88974@peach.veggie.com> In-Reply-To: <20050120080811.GB1745@straylight.m.ringlet.net> References: <20050119210153.27DE76131@k7.mavetju> <20050120080811.GB1745@straylight.m.ringlet.net>
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On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 10:08:11AM +0200, Peter Pentchev wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 08:01:53AM +1100, Edwin Groothuis wrote:
> [snip]
> > +
> > + <sect2>
> > + <title><makevar>OPTIONS</makevar></title>
>
> Just a couple of minor comments; the text is great.
>
> > +
> > + <sect3>
> > + <title>Background</title>
> > + <para>The <makevar>OPTIONS</makevar> variable gives the user who
> > + installs the port a dialog with the available options and saves
> > + them to <filename>/var/db/ports/portname/options</filename>. Next
> > + time when the port has to be rebuild, the options are reused. Never
> > + again you have to remember all the twenty
My take on the 2nd to last sentence:
"When the port has to be rebuilt, the options are reused."
^
>
> "Never again *will* you have...", perhaps?
Agreed along with your other comments.
[snip]
--
Frank
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