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Date:      Sat, 30 Aug 2003 15:11:02 +0200
From:      Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>
To:        Andreas Klemm <andreas@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/gnu/usr.bin Makefile src/lib Makefile src/sbin Makefile src/usr.bin Makefile src/usr.sbin Makefile
Message-ID:  <20030830131102.GA12279@freebie.xs4all.nl>
In-Reply-To: <20030830125532.GA4189@titan.klemm.apsfilter.org>
References:  <5227.1062237821@critter.freebsd.dk> <20030830034243.L15016@znfgre.qbhto.arg> <20030830125532.GA4189@titan.klemm.apsfilter.org>

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On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 02:55:32PM +0200, Andreas Klemm wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 03:46:53AM -0700, Doug Barton wrote:
> > On Sat, 30 Aug 2003, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> > 
> > > In message <20030830025536.V15016@znfgre.qbhto.arg>, Doug Barton writes:
> > > >Poul-Henning,
> > > >
> > > >Please don't forget to update src/share/examples/etc/make.conf
> > > >accordingly.
> > >
> > > Hmm, so this stuff is documented both in make.conf(5) and an examples
> > > file ?  Sounds like one place too many to me.
> > 
> > Well, there's "always" been an example make.conf file. In previous
> > incarnations it's lived in /etc, then /etc/defaults. I also agree with
> > the previous poster that it's useful to have such an example, and
> > mergemaster uses it for the -p option.
> 
> In former times the make.conf file has been installed in /etc
> when doing a fresh FreeBSD installation. It contained useful
> commented out options.
> 
> If memory serves me right, the file isn't installed anymore
> by default. Is there a reason ? I regarded this as useful
> tro have it around under /etc, so to say "ready for use".

See /etc/defaults/make.conf

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