Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:58:22 -0800 From: perryh@pluto.rain.com To: kamikaze@bsdforen.de Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: setting X11BASE Message-ID: <47c05ebe.Mgeup%2BojPdtp/pFj%perryh@pluto.rain.com> In-Reply-To: <47BFD6D1.3020506@bsdforen.de> References: <47be74b1.pGW9HajDXl3VC5wx%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <200802221307.43940.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> <47bfd2d6.EvwzDqmqdVQnRjs8%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <47BFD6D1.3020506@bsdforen.de>
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> >>> * What is the value of LOCALBASE? I'm not finding any
> >>> definition, or other reference, in /etc/make.conf.
> >>
> >> Just set it to ${LOCALBASE} verbatim. Not what you think is the
> >> value of the variable LOCALBASE but the word ${LOCALBASE}.
> >
> > Academic interest :)
> >
> > I'm finding it especially "interesting" that /etc/make.conf,
> > which to judge from its location is part of the base, depends
> > on a setting from something in the /usr/ports tree.
>
> Well, actually it doesn't. What gives you this impression?
Paul Schmehl reported where LOCALBASE is set: in /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk
Now I'm being told to add this:
X11BASE=${LOCALBASE}
to /etc/make.conf, so that /etc/make.conf needs LOCALBASE to be set
in order to set X11BASE correctly. Is that not a dependency?
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