NO_INSTALL_MANPAGES

[SAMUEL ISAAC LAWRANCE]

----- Original Message -----
From: Forrest Aldrich <forrie at forrie.com>
Date: Thursday, March 17, 2005 4:26 pm
Subject: NO_INSTALL_MANPAGES

> I'm trying to build ports without any documentation and seem to be 
> tripping over my feet.
> 
> I read through /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk and as I understand, 
> these 
> variables defined on the command line should negate this behavior:
> 
> NO_INSTALL_MANPAGES
> NOPORTDOCS
> 
> I've been testing this with the cyrus-sasl2 port - I'm installing 
> it to 
> a different location.   I end up with a full tree of "man" 
> directories, 
> info, et al.
> 
> How can I avoid this?  I presume I've missed another variable or 
> two....

Not all ports obey these knobs.

Regarding the full tree of directories that are created - this is 
normal behaviour. The mtree files in /etc/mtree are used to create a 
standard directory hierarchy where the port is installed.