docs/76472: [patch] tell porters handbook about OPTIONS

Frank Shute frank at esperance-linux.co.uk
Sat Jan 22 12:57:42 UTC 2005


On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 10:08:11AM +0200, Peter Pentchev wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 08:01:53AM +1100, Edwin Groothuis wrote:
> [snip]
> > +
> > +      <sect2>
> > +	<title><makevar>OPTIONS</makevar></title>
> 
> Just a couple of minor comments; the text is great.
> 
> > +
> > +	<sect3>
> > +	  <title>Background</title>
> > +	    <para>The <makevar>OPTIONS</makevar> variable gives the user who
> > +	    installs the port a dialog with the available options and saves
> > +	    them to <filename>/var/db/ports/portname/options</filename>. Next
> > +	    time when the port has to be rebuild, the options are reused. Never
> > +	    again you have to remember all the twenty

My take on the 2nd to last sentence:

"When the port has to be rebuilt, the options are reused."
                               ^
> 
> "Never again *will* you have...", perhaps?

Agreed along with your other comments.

[snip]

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 Frank 


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