Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 15:00:46 GMT From: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/65615: make.conf.5 documents non-existent MAKE_SHELL variable Message-ID: <200407131500.i6DF0k8P000760@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/65615; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net>
To: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk>,
bug-followup@FreeBSD.org
Cc:
Subject: Re: docs/65615: make.conf.5 documents non-existent MAKE_SHELL variable
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:55:35 +0300
On Sat, Apr 17, 2004 at 01:00:13PM +0100, Matthew Seaman wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 17, 2004 at 04:44:59AM -0700, Jens Schweikhardt wrote:
> > Synopsis: make.conf.5 documents non-existent MAKE_SHELL variable
> >
> > /usr/src/usr.bin/make/Makefile:MAKE_SHELL?= sh
> > /usr/src/usr.bin/make/Makefile:.if ${MAKE_SHELL} == "csh"
> > /usr/src/usr.bin/make/Makefile:.elif ${MAKE_SHELL} == "sh"
> > /usr/src/usr.bin/make/Makefile:.elif ${MAKE_SHELL} == "ksh"
> > /usr/src/usr.bin/make/Makefile:.error "MAKE_SHELL must be set to one of \"csh\", \"sh\" or \"ksh\"."
> >
> > So MAKE_SHELL appears to be used for making make itself.
>
> Ah. Well, I was looking at the RELENG_4 sources. Seems this is a 5.x
> thing that got MFC'd a bit too enthusiastically.
It seems that Jens closed the PR without actually fixing the RELENG_4
make.conf(5) manpage; the MAKE_SHELL description has been removed now.
Thanks for noticing this!
G'luck,
Peter
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