where is LOCALBASE actually defined?

[Anton Shterenlikht]

On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 03:06:14PM -0700, Eitan Adler wrote:
> On 15 July 2012 14:47, Anton Shterenlikht <mexas at bristol.ac.uk> wrote:
> > $ cat Makefile
> > all:
> >         echo $(LOCALBASE)
> > $
> > $ make
> > echo
> 
> easier way to test is "make -V LOCALBASE"
> 
> > What do I need to do to use LOCALBASE
> > in my makefiles?
> 
> You need to include "bsd.port.mk" (found in /usr/ports/Mk)

I though LOCALBASE has meaning outside
of the ports system too. Clearly I was wrong.

So, if I happen not to have the ports tree,
I cannot use LOCALBASE in my makefiles, right?

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