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Date:      Tue, 1 Aug 2017 08:06:31 +1200
From:      Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
To:        "Morse, Richard E.,MGH" <REMORSE@mgh.harvard.edu>
Cc:        "freebsd-ports@freebsd.org" <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Configuring options/knobs without `make config`
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On 1 August 2017 at 07:50, Morse, Richard E.,MGH
<REMORSE@mgh.harvard.edu> wrote:
> Hi! I used to use portconf on the machine this is going to be replacing, =
but it seemed like there were changes to the way the port system worked bet=
ween 8.4 and 11, and I couldn=E2=80=99t find anything that documented how t=
o properly set up portconf for the new =E2=80=9Coptions=E2=80=9D stuff, in =
place of the old =E2=80=9CWITH/WITHOUT=E2=80=9D stuff. Can you recommend so=
mewhere I can find that out?
>

Here's a quick run down on the change:
  https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/52871/

The portconf features have been baked into the ports system, and you
can set/unset options within /etc/make.conf, eg:

graphics_atril_SET=3D            DVI T1LIB
mail_thunderbird_UNSET=3D PULSEAUDIO

Cheers.
--=20
Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>



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