make.conf - question

Andrew P. infofarmer at gmail.com
Mon Oct 31 00:57:42 PST 2005


On 10/31/05, Vladimir Dvorak <dvorakv at vdsoft.org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> where can I found ALL parameters suited for /etc/make.conf ? For
> example, I wanted install some software from ports without X11, but
>
> man 5 make.conf
>
> doesn`t include WITHOUT_X11 option.
>
> Fortunatelly I found this page
>
> http://www.gsp.com/cgi-bin/man.cgi?section=5&topic=make.conf
>
> and included some necessary parameters into my make.conf.
>
> Ok, I found this
>
> --- man make.conf ---
> The purpose of make.conf is not to run commands or perform compilation
>      actions directly.  Instead, it is included by the various makefiles in
>      /usr/src, /usr/ports and /usr/doc which conditionalize their internal
>      actions according to the settings found there.
> --- cut ---
>
> in man page, but im not sure where exactly should I look ?
>
> (OS: 5.4-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE )
>
> Thank you,
>
> Vladimir
>
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You can only find *most* of parameters by reading
system mk files carefully.


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