Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1998 12:40:15 -0700 From: Studded <Studded@dal.net> To: Satoshi Asami <asami@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: The fine people at <FreeBSD-Ports@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/share/mk bsd.port.mk Message-ID: <361BC39F.DFC1C05E@dal.net> References: <199810062112.OAA20139@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Satoshi Asami wrote:
> (2) Add new variable WRKDIRPREFIX (defaults to ""). The "work"
> directories are now in ${WRKDIRPREFIX}${.CURDIR}/work by default.
> You can have a read-only ports tree (modulo any broken ports that
> write something to places other than ${WRKDIR}) by setting this to
> a writable location.
>
> Ports that set WRKDIR explicitly should append this to front so
> they will work when the user has WRKDIRPREFIX set.
Regarding this change, should ports that set NO_WRKSUBDIR be changed to
set "WRKDIR=${WRKDIRPREFIX}${.CURDIR}/work" instead? My
sysutils/mergemaster port and devel/portlint spring immediately to mind.
If so, please feel free to make this change on mine.
Doug (who thinks that support for read only anything is a good thing :)
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