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Date:      Thu, 10 Dec 1998 16:33:23 +0100
From:      Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no>
To:        Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com>, Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com>
Cc:        nate@mt.sri.com, chuckr@mat.net, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Port tgz for jikes available for comment (was Re: IBM Jikes)
Message-ID:  <19981210163323.A371@follo.net>
In-Reply-To: <199812100637.WAA66981@apollo.backplane.com>; from Matthew Dillon on Wed, Dec 09, 1998 at 10:37:33PM -0800
References:  <199812100552.VAA16802@bubba.whistle.com> <199812100637.WAA66981@apollo.backplane.com>

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On Wed, Dec 09, 1998 at 10:37:33PM -0800, Matthew Dillon wrote:
>     Since IBM seems to be intent on ensuring that people read their license
>     agreement, I have a .if/.endif check for READ_IBM_LICENSE and @echo
>     instructions and abort as appropriate if it isn't set in
>     /etc/make.conf.local.  Comments on that methodology would also be 
>     appreciated (do I have to set RESTRICTED too ?)

You know you can force a display of a license for a port (intended just for
this situation) by putting pkg/MESSAGE in the port?

>     IBM hasn't supplied a man page.  Use the -h option to jikes for help.
>     The grand result of the port is to install a single program, 
>     /usr/local/bin/jikes

I'd appreciate a 'dummy manpage' saying a couple of brief words about what
it is, and saying you can run jikes -h to get help.  There might be room for
a URL in there, too.

Eivind.

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