Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:43:57 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: "Chris H." <chris#@1command.com> Cc: Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: make KNOBS Message-ID: <20080226124357.GA2323@owl.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <20080226034948.u76sgkgpsg4sgsws@webmail.1command.com> References: <20080225215522.r3jb5v548o0scks8@webmail.1command.com> <20080226085907.GA22873@soaustin.net> <20080226034948.u76sgkgpsg4sgsws@webmail.1command.com>
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On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 03:49:48AM -0800, Chris H. wrote: > Quoting Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com>: > >> On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 09:55:22PM -0800, Chris H. wrote: >>> Is there, or does anyone maintain a KNOBS list possibly categorized >>> by application/port/version, etc...? >> >> ports/KNOBS? > Yes. I have been aware of that file since it has been available in the > ports dir. But I can't help but notice the omission of, for example: > the mention of: > APACHE2 Use www/apache2 port > doesn't mention a pointer to MK/bsd.apache.mk which holds many of the > "tunables" available for the Apache1.3 || 2.0 || 2.2 ports. > > Perhaps my post wasn't as concise as it might have been. But my > goal was to find an efficient, consistent, and not /too/ laborious > method of discovering all the options for a given port, and when in > doubt; /what/ the particular option provides - > eg; WITH_<this>, or WITHOUT_<that>. No such method exists. Many of the options available in ports are not documented at all. Those that are documented often have only a brief one-line description. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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