Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 22:08:13 +0300 From: Vladimir Tchoukharev <chu@gpi.ru> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: "Gary W. Swearingen" <swear@aa.net> Subject: Re: docs/29517: Handbook missing fast method of cleaning ports. Message-ID: <3B718E1C.A1DFC8FA@gpi.ru> References: <zju1zjv940.1zj@localhost.localdomain> <3B711DA8.A067D92A@gpi.ru> <ziu1zir0fc.1zi@localhost.localdomain>
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"Gary W. Swearingen" wrote: > > > > > cd /usr/ports && NOCLEANDEPENDS=yes make clean > > > > Your way is even faster, I guess, but this one is > > along the traditional approach. > > Hmmm. I guess that should be > > cd /usr/ports && /bin/sh NOCLEANDEPENDS=yes make clean > > so csh users can use it. Right. Or else cd /usr/ports && make -DNOCLEANDEPENDS clean > But that NOCLEANDEPENDS isn't even documented in the > /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk header where the other targets and envars are > described. (I'll do a PR on that too.) It is documented in man 7 ports, but I agree it would not hurt to have it explicitly described in bsd.port.mk too. > I like your argument about the traditional approach, but would only like > it enough for normal use(rs) if it was made into a new target, say > clean-partial, clean-fast, or clean-work. Users will be much more > likely to be able to remember the generic "find" approach to deleting > the work directories which they probably already know and should learn > anyway. It's much easier to remember "work" than "NOCLEANDEPENDS". > > But feel free to refer it to the mailing list or whoever handles this > PR. I still don't fully understand how this PR process works. > > BTW, should I consider mail to only me about PRs to be private and > shouldn't be copied to the public lists without permission? You > may repost this. (Maybe I'll put that in my now-empty signature file.) It was just by a mistake, sorry. Best regards, V. Tchoukharev To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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