Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 21:43:55 +0100 From: Erik Norgaard <norgaard@locolomo.org> To: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ports Message-ID: <420FBC0B.9030805@locolomo.org> In-Reply-To: <020801c511f5$e4f55430$7702a8c0@officeeagle> References: <007501c511b8$2d9fcff0$6401a8c0@GRANT> <420F34E6.6020108@locolomo.org> <020801c511f5$e4f55430$7702a8c0@officeeagle>
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Paul Schmehl wrote: >> Till then, you'll have to look in the Makefile, there are typically a >> lot of WITH_ or WITHOUT_ options. When posible, I recommend installing >> with default options and configure those options manually, otherwise, >> remember to save your custom options somewhere. It makes upgrade easier. >> > I can't believe you said this and got away with it. You can save your > make options in /etc/make.conf and never have to mess with them again, > unless you decide to change your install for some reason. See the > following posts, for example... Sorry did I get away with it? all those posts are before I subscribed - sorry again, should I check the archive before answering? Taking an arbitrary post, it appears that make.conf is not always the best place since this sets options globally. But thanks, I have now learned how to get my ports compiled with support for a4 paper and _not_ letter :-) Cheers, Erik -- Ph: +34.666334818 web: http://www.locolomo.org S/MIME Certificate: http://www.locolomo.org/crt/2004071206.crt Subject ID: A9:76:7A:ED:06:95:2B:8D:48:97:CE:F2:3F:42:C8:F2:22:DE:4C:B9 Fingerprint: 4A:E8:63:38:46:F6:9A:5D:B4:DC:29:41:3F:62:D3:0A:73:25:67:C2
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