On Thu, Aug 07, 2008 at 10:04:23AM +0200, Matthias Kellermann wrote: > Hi list, > > I want to compile a port with an option that is not controllable through > the FreeBSD Makefile or with make config. > > The specific port is lang/php4 and the option I want to add is > --with-mime-magic (I know, php4 is old and not supported after 8.8.08 > and --with-mime-magic is deprecated, but thats another story...). > > So I added an option to make.conf(5): > > .if ${.CURDIR:M*/lang/php4} > CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--with-mime-magic > .endif > > Unfortonately, this does not work. > > When I add this option in the Makefile it works. The relevant part looks > like this: > > CONFIGURE_ARGS= --enable-versioning \ > --with-mime-magic \ > --enable-memory-limit \ > --with-layout=GNU \ > --with-config-file-scan-dir=${PREFIX}/etc/php \ > --disable-all \ > --program-prefix="" > > Any ideas whats wrong here? > > Regards, > Matthias
/etc/make.conf is read first, from make(1): First of all, the initial list of specifications will be read from the system makefile, sys.mk, unless inhibited with the -r option. The standard sys.mk as shipped with FreeBSD also handles make.conf(5) So if the port uses VAR= instead of VAR+= (Or VAR?=) then settings in /etc/make.conf will have no effect. AFAIK there is no pretty workaround, you will need to edit the Makefile. For a more structual solution, ports should use CONFIGURE_ARGS+= instead of CONFIGURE_ARGS, or a a new variable can be added, where the user can set custom configure arguments (i.e. LOCAL_CONFIGURE_ARGS). -- Martin Tournoij [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.daemonforums.org QOTD: Do not overtax your powers. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"