How to debug a Mk-Script?

[Bryan Drewery]

On 10/19/2015 1:50 AM, Torsten Zuehlsdorff wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> after defining a USES pgsql:9.3+ in an port-update i stumbled over this
> error message:
> 
> the port wants postgresql-client version 9.3 9.4 and you have version
> 9.4 installed.
> 
> This seems to be an error in Mk/Uses/pgsql.mk which i found to track
> down (in order to gather some more experience).
> 
> While i have already an idea what the case can be, i just want to add
> some output into the script. How is this possible? Can someone guide me
> please?
> 
> Thanks,
> Torsten

If you're on 10+ you can use .info, otherwise .warning on older make.

.info your ${msg} goes ${here}

.if defined(whatever)
.info whatever is defined as: ${whatever}
.endif

-- 
Regards,
Bryan Drewery

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