Documenting 'make config' options

Doug Barton dougb at FreeBSD.org
Wed Jun 6 21:14:50 UTC 2012


On 06/06/2012 11:59, Dave Hayes wrote:
> I'm describing more of a use case here, not attempting to specify an
> implementation. If a user invokes 'make', a window is presented to them
> with various options. It's probably very common that this is met with an
> initial reaction of "what the hell do these do?", even from the most
> seasoned of admins (presuming they are unfamiliar with the software they
> have been asked to install). I claim it would be an improvement to have
> that information at the fingertips of the make invoker.

What manner of providing this information would meet your needs?

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