where to define an alternative install location

[Chen Xu]

Hi Gabor, and all,

thanks for the reply.  That works nicely.

Certainly, one can even add an entry

                 DOCDIR=target

in /etc/make.conf for convenience.

When I tried to look inside the doc source dir/share/mk/doc.install.mk
whose name suggests that I can define variable there, variable defined
in that seemed not working at all there.  Eventually, I found out that I
had to modify the global file at /usr/share/mk/bsd.own.mk . I felt that this
was very confusing. So yes, if this is mentioned in handbook, that would
be a lot simpler for people who don't know about it yet.

OK, now comes my 2nd annoying but reasonable question.

(how) Can I build my doc in one machine and install on a remote
box  running httpd server?

Thanks,
Chen

On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 6:29 PM, Gabor PALI <pgj at freebsd.org> wrote:
> Hello Chen,
>
> You wrote:
>> If I want to install the built doc into different location from default
>> /usr/doc, where to define the variable?
>
> Good question!  I think you should use the DOCDIR variable in the
> following syntax:
>
> # make DOCDIR=target install clean
>
> where *target* is the absolute path of the target directory.
>
>
> Hope that helps,
> :g
>
>
> PS: I think it is worth to be added to the Handbook... ;)
>