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Date:      Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:32:39 +0200
From:      Matthias Kellermann <mk@adminlife.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Add CONFIGURE_ARGS option for port in make.conf
Message-ID:  <489BE887.8000308@adminlife.net>
In-Reply-To: <20080807235140.524771ea.freebsd@edvax.de>
References:  <489AAC87.8040200@adminlife.net>	<20080807142126.1b67ceb4@gumby.homeunix.com.>	<489B00FE.4020605@adminlife.net> <20080807235140.524771ea.freebsd@edvax.de>

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Polytropon wrote:
> As it has been mentioned before, /etc/make.conf is read
> first with your +=, setting CONFIGURE_ARGS to only this
> one value. Then, Makefile of the port is read, and it
> has a = in it, not a +=, so CONFIGURE_ARGS is overwritten
> and your setting is gone.
> 
> Hint:
> 
> Maybe the Makefile.local mechanism of the ports is still
> available. Then, you would add your += directive in a file
> called Makefile.local in the port's directory. As far is I
> know, Makefile.local is read after Makefile, so you can
> profit from settings done in the first mentioned place.
Thanks for your hint. This worked fine.

Nevertheless it would be a good thing to keep this kind of port
modifications in a central place.

Regards,
Matthias




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