From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 19 14:50:08 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10A1116A402 for ; Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:50:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freebsd.org [69.147.83.40]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA1E213C4A3 for ; Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:50:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id l6JEo77J079628 for ; Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:50:07 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.1/8.14.1/Submit) id l6JEo7Kt079626; Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:50:07 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:50:07 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200707191450.l6JEo7Kt079626@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Matthew Seaman Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A66D216A400 for ; Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:43:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (ns0.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.187.76.162]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F45F13C428 for ; Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:43:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:::1]) by smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id l6JEgjQY078104 for ; Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:42:45 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from matthew@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: (from matthew@localhost) by happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.14.1/8.14.1/Submit) id l6JEgj9O078103; Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:42:45 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from matthew) Message-Id: <200707191442.l6JEgj9O078103@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:42:45 +0100 (BST) From: Matthew Seaman To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Cc: Subject: docs/114731: no mention of PORT_DBDIR in ports(7) X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Matthew Seaman List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:50:08 -0000 >Number: 114731 >Category: docs >Synopsis: no mention of PORT_DBDIR in ports(7) >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Jul 19 14:50:07 GMT 2007 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Matthew Seaman >Release: FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE i386 >Organization: Infracaninophile >Environment: System: FreeBSD happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk 6.2-STABLE FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE #5: Sat Jul 14 01:44:09 BST 2007 root@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/HAPPY-IDIOT-TALK i386 >Description: The ports(7) man page contains no mention of either the PORT_DBDIR variable or its usual default location '/var/db/ports' >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: --- ports.7.diff begins here --- --- share/man/man7/ports.7.orig Thu Jul 19 15:15:31 2007 +++ share/man/man7/ports.7 Thu Jul 19 15:33:32 2007 @@ -462,6 +462,17 @@ what you are doing and are sure about installing a forbidden port, then .Va NO_IGNORE lets you do it. +.It Va PORT_DBDIR +Directory where the results of configuring +.Va OPTIONS +are stored. +Defaults to +.Pa /var/db/ports . +Each port where +.Va OPTIONS +have been configured will have a uniquely named sub-directory, containing a +single file +.Pa options . .El .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width ".Pa /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk" -compact --- ports.7.diff ends here --- >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: