On Thu, 24 May 2012 23:55:17 -0600, Gary Aitken wrote: > >> 5. It looks like the options which show up using sysinstall are from the > >> OPTIONS variable in the Makefile. > > > > Excuse me, where exactly do you see compile-time options in the > > sysinstall program? I know it can select and install packages, > > but PORTS? > > What I mean is the OPTIONS variable is what shows up when > make config > is done (now that I understand it a little better)
The menu functionality is provided by the ncurses-based "dialog" program and defined in /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk line 5953 +/- (version 1.692 here). > Unfortunately, lots-o-computers but only one screen :-( I know this situation very well. One just _cannot_ be familiar with all the many option names (that sometimes just sound like logorrhea) and that make _no_ sense unless you know what they mean. There are names where the meaning can be concluded, and so the question "Do I need it?" can be answered; sadly that's not always the case, especially when dealing with "modern" software and their partially ridiculous naming habits. > >> Or is this a documentation project in the offing? > > > > I would welcome a kind of text file that lists all the strange > > names with a short description of what they are and what you > > need them for, being more informative than the short "one liners" > > in the options dialog. > > Can someone point me at the code that puts up the menu? See /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk as mentioned above. The "dialog" program also offers some examples which belong to the base system, see /usr/share/examples/dialog, and of course see "man dialog". -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"