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Date:      Thu, 30 May 2013 18:48:34 +0200
From:      Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com>
To:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: shells/bash: Options slightly confusing
Message-ID:  <CAF6rxg=Lp%2BtF%2BGbzwVdk9-YYfhyY6wx_0bwF6BuFJWa7cLQNKg@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20130530105753.722eec41@scorpio>
References:  <20130530132742.43455bba@bsd64.grem.de> <51A7413D.9010104@marino.st> <20130530150955.2916170a@bsd64.grem.de> <20130530105753.722eec41@scorpio>

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On 30 May 2013 16:57, Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net> wrote:
> I agree whole heartily. Unfortunately, all too many ports have
> options that all cryptic in nature. There really needs to be better
> documentation as to what the options actually do. Perhaps having an
> additional file in each port named "OPTDESC", or whatever that would
> list each available option for the port and exactly what it did would
> prove useful. It certainly would not be a burden as over 90% of the
> ports that have either none or just one or two options. Besides, if
> some maintainer created a port with 40 or 50 configurable options, then
> they certainly can take the time to fully document them.

support for this file, called pkg-help, is on the way.


-- 
Eitan Adler



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