make config-recursive for an individual port

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On Sat, 30 Jan 2021 09:53:56 -0700
Gary Aitken wrote:

> I have most ports installed via packages.
> But when I do a make config-recursive from the directory of an
> individual port, it brings up the config dialogs of packages which
> are already installed. In fact, it appears as if it is trying to
> configure the whole ports tree, but of that I can't be sure; things
> like git, curl, bash-completion, etc.
> 
> Does this mean it is going to try to build those ports as well?
> Does this mean it will try to install them when I do a make install?
> If not, why are they being configured in the first place?

Because that's what the "-recursive" part means - configure the current
port and anything it depends on. When you "make install" it will build
the dependencies that aren't already installed.