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Date:      Thu, 13 Jul 2000 11:49:32 -0700 (PDT)
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        Oliver Helmling <oliver.helmling@nikocity.de>
Cc:        FreeBSD-stable Mailingliste <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: various questions about make targets
Message-ID:  <XFMail.000713114932.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007130744290.3843-100000@hal.matof.de>

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On 13-Jul-00 Oliver Helmling wrote:
> hi all!
> 
> i'm a little bit confused about the various make targets. so could you
> explain to me the differences of the following targets:

I'm not quite sure I understand your question.  Are you asking why certain
make targets use external programs and/or other make targets to do part of
their work?

> ports:
> 
>       make deinstall -> pkg_delete
>       make reinstall -> make install
> 
> building the world:
>       after a "make installworld" on the buildworld-server, on the
>       client:
>       make installworld -> make reinstall
> 
> i got this from "/usr/src/Makefile.inc1".
> 
> thanks in advance.
> 
> -- 
> 
> Viele Grüße
>       Oliver Helmling

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