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

M. Warner Losh imp at bsdimp.com
Wed Oct 12 14:57:30 PDT 2005


In message: <20051012192254.GE75270 at ip.net.ua>
            Ruslan Ermilov <ru at FreeBSD.org> writes:
: On Wed, Oct 12, 2005 at 07:12:27PM +0200, Jeremie Le Hen wrote:
: > Hi,
: > 
: > >   Modified files:
: > >     usr.bin/make         make.1 
: > >   Log:
: > >   __MAKE_CONF doesn't really belong here because it is
: > >   a FreeBSD extension of sys.mk.  A xref to make.conf(5)
: > >   will be enough here.
: > 
: > BTW, why is it named __MAKE_CONF and not MAKE_CONF ?  Is it something
: > like scaring the user of using this it ?
: > 
: To not pollute the namespace, I think.

Yes.  That's why I named it the way I did.  Speaking of which, since I
implemented it, why are people arguing with me about having a one
liner in make(1)?  It is really annoying me that maybe I'd have some
perspective that would be relevant.

Warner


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