> > On 24 May, 2017, at 21:52, Thomas Mueller <mueller6...@twc.com> wrote:
> > Where do I find documentation so I get the correct syntax for setting ports > > options in /etc/make.conf ? > > I tried "man ports", "man make", "man make.conf", and the online Porters' > > Handbook but have been unable to find the needle in the haystack. > > NetBSD pkgsrc and Gentoo (Linux) portage document this much better. > Tom > You'll find some info in the instructions at the top of > /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.options.mk; there's not a lot of info because it's not > generally the preferred place to specify options. > To turn something off by default on all ports (which can always be overridden > by make config), OPTIONS_UNSET= NLS > To turn something off which overrides make config, OPTIONS_UNSET_FORCE= NLS > You can set options for individual ports in make.conf too, though it's almost > always a better idea to run 'make config' or 'poudriere options': > /usr/ports/editors/vim$ make -V OPTIONS_NAME > editors_vim > make.conf: > editors_vim_UNSET= NLS # Adam > Adam Weinberger While the newer dialog4ports is a big improvement over the previous dialog, it is still difficult to go back in case of finger error. Previous dialog tended to make a mess of the screen, especially when I teed to a log file. Now I have a better idea what to do to set options. I still have in /etc/make.conf from some time ago, OPTIONS_SET.mpop=GNUTLS NLS I guess that would need to be revised to mail_mpop_set=GNUTLS NLS if I stay with the same options. The new synth has no mechanism for configuring options; I guess that would have to be done by make config-recursive , possibly several times until there is nothing more left to configure, as I did when using portupgrade and later portmaster. Thanks for the tips! Other options-configuring systems don't have the dialog: I am thinking of NetBSD pkgsrc and Gentoo portage (not all-inclusive). Tom _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"