docs/125907: [patch] Update makefiles options section of Porter's Handbook

Pav Lucistnik pav at FreeBSD.org
Thu Jul 24 15:10:03 UTC 2008


The following reply was made to PR docs/125907; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Pav Lucistnik <pav at FreeBSD.org>
To: Thomas Abthorpe <tabthorpe at FreeBSD.org>, bug-followup at FreeBSD.org
Cc:  
Subject: Re: docs/125907: [patch] Update makefiles options section of
	Porter's Handbook
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:07:26 +0200

 More complaining below
 
 >  +		  <entry>If set, uses
 >   		    <filename role="package">www/apache20</filename>
 >  +		    as default.  It may be set with values
 >  +		    such as 13, 20, 21 or 22.
 
 "Uses www/apache20 as default." Default for what? Also, this accepts
 ranges so please document these. Especially 2.0+ is useful.
 (This accepts both 13, 20, and 1.3, 2.0, but I can't tell which is
 supposed to be preferred.)
 
 >  +		  <entry>If set, uses
 >  +		    <filename role="package">databases/db41</filename>
 >  +		    as default.  An associated variable,
 >   		    <makevar>WITH_BDB_VER</makevar>, may be
 >  +		    set to values such as 2, 3, 40, 41 or 42, 43, 44, 45
 >  +		    46, or 47.  It is acceptable to set
 >  +		    <makevar>USE_BDB</makevar> with the
 >  +		    numeric values directly. 
 
 Please remove mentions of WITH_BDB_VER completely, it's deprecated way
 of doing things.
 
 -- 
 Pav Lucistnik <pav at oook.cz>
               <pav at FreeBSD.org>
 
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 we'd all run around in a darkened room munching pills and listening to
 repetitive music.
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