Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:47:14 -0500 From: Bryan Drewery <bdrewery@freebsd.org> To: Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> Cc: svn-ports-head@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r304413 - head Message-ID: <50576222.90100@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <50575D5F.5070300@FreeBSD.org> References: <201209171722.q8HHMxH8058790@svn.freebsd.org> <50575D5F.5070300@FreeBSD.org>
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On 9/17/2012 12:26 PM, Doug Barton wrote: > On 09/17/2012 10:22, Bryan Drewery wrote: >> - Use 'make -C' here [2] > > The general consensus has been that 'make -C' is both a bit too clever, > and sometimes doesn't work. What's wrong with using the simple command > that is guaranteed to work? > > Doug > I argued the same for not having it originally. However, I've been told it only "did not work" in <=4.x. I've yet to have a problem with it, we use it all over the place in scripts, ie make -C /usr/ports... -V VAR, without issue. If it does not work, it should be fixed or removed. Bryan
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