building a port with very long list of build options

[Manolis Kiagias]

On 04/22/2011 10:08 AM, Carl wrote:
>
>>
>> This form will override the Makefile present in the current directory
>> and will use the specified make file with name your_own_make_file_name .
> make -f your_own_make_file_name
>
> Yes, I did see that, but I interpreted that to mean my make file
> *replaces* the original, in which case I would need to populate my
> make file not only with the list of build options I want but also a
> copy of everything in the original make file. If I'm correct, that
> doesn't seem to me to be a good idea from a maintenance perspective. I
> was hoping for something like the -f option that somehow inserted
> rather than replaced.
>
> Carl                                             / K0802647

Assuming you have already selected some options during make config, you
could try adding your own to the file /var/db/ports/<portname>/options