Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 02:10:24 GMT From: Chess Griffin <chess.griffin@gmail.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/116068: Add "make config" and "make rmconfig" info to Handbook section on ports Message-ID: <200709040210.l842AOdQ033308@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200709040220.l842K12N038243@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 116068 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Add "make config" and "make rmconfig" info to Handbook section on ports >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Sep 04 02:20:00 GMT 2007 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Chess Griffin >Release: 7.0-CURRENT >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD bsdbob.localdomain 7.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT #0: Mon Jul 30 06:25:50 EDT 2007 root@bsdbob.localdomain:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/CNG i386 >Description: Here is a diff to add some information about using "make config" and "make rmconfig" to reconfigure ports in the Handbook's section on Ports after 4.5.2.2: --- chapter.sgml.old 2007-09-03 21:48:01.000000000 -0400 +++ chapter.sgmledit 2007-09-03 22:01:31.000000000 -0400 @@ -1117,6 +1117,25 @@ job.</para> </sect3> + + <sect3> + <title>Reconfiguring Ports</title> + + <para>When building certain ports, you may be presented with a + ncurses-based menu from which you can select certain build + options. It is not uncommon for users to wish to revisit this + menu to add, remove, or change these options after a port has + been built. There are many ways to do this. One option is to + go into the directory containing the port and type + <command>make config</command>, which will simply present the + menu again with the same options selected. Another option is + to use the command <command>make showconfig</command> which + will show you all the configuration options for the port. Yet + another option is to type <command>make rmconfig</command> + which will remove all selected options and allow you to start + over. All of these options, and others, are explained in + great detail in in the man page for &man.ports.7;.</para> + </sect3> </sect2> <sect2 id="ports-removing"> >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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