cvs commit: src/usr.bin/make make.1

[Warner Losh]

From: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius at FreeBSD.org>
Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.bin/make make.1
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:23:07 +0400

> On Wed, Oct 12, 2005 at 09:13:30AM -0600, M. Warner Losh wrote:
> M> : yar         2005-10-12 10:09:36 UTC
> M> : 
> M> :   FreeBSD src repository
> M> : 
> M> :   Modified files:
> M> :     usr.bin/make         make.1 
> M> :   Log:
> M> :   __MAKE_CONF doesn't really belong here because it is
> M> :   a FreeBSD extension of sys.mk.  A xref to make.conf(5)
> M> :   will be enough here.
> M> :   
> M> :   Requested by:   ru
> M> 
> M> I disagree.  It is already hard enough to find info about __MAKE_CONF,
> M> and since it is part of the base system, this seems like an artificial
> M> distinction.
> 
> I think that seeking __MAKE_CONF in make.conf(5) is straightforward.

I didn't say that.  I'm saying it should be in make.1 as well, since
that's where a lot of folks will look for it...  Since I added the
functionality, don't I get a say in where we document it?


Warner