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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