docs/145655: Add an example to /usr/share/examples/etc/make.conf

[Armin Pirkovitsch]

>Number: 145655
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: Add an example to /usr/share/examples/etc/make.conf
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: update
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Mon Apr 12 15:20:00 UTC 2010
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Armin Pirkovitsch
>Release: 9.0-CURRENT
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:
Add an useful example to make.conf to encourage people to look at make(1) to see what else is possible.
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:

Patch attached with submission follows:

--- make.conf.orig 2010-04-06 17:50:16.000000000 +0200
+++ make.conf 2010-04-12 19:00:45.000000000 +0200
@@ -269,3 +269,15 @@
# /etc/mail/Makefile. Defaults to 0640.
#
#SENDMAIL_MAP_PERMS=
+#
+#
+# It is also possible to set variables in make.conf which will only be
+# used when compiling a eg. specific port.
+# For more details have a look at make(1).
+#
+# Example:
+#
+#.if ${.CURDIR:M*/irc/irssi-devel*}
+#WITH_DEBUG=YES
+#.endif
+#

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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[Doug Barton]

The following reply was made to PR docs/145655; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Doug Barton <do...@FreeBSD.org>
To: Armin Pirkovitsch <ar...@frozen-zone.org>
Cc: freebsd-gn...@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: docs/145655: Add an example to /usr/share/examples/etc/make.conf
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:25:59 -0700

IMO it would be more useful to include a pointer to
ports/ports-mgmt/portconf.


Doug

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