Wishes for Handbook.

[Anton Shterenlikht]

On Mon, Jun 07, 2010 at 05:59:21PM +0900, Drey T wrote:
> Hello.
> i'm using freebsd handbook now from the very beginning and encountered
> a problem with installing from ports:
> I've read concerning article:
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-using.htm

the URL is wrong, it actually ends in `html'.

> My buddy helped me, he adviced to type "make config" before "make"
> And it helped me to recheck options.
> 
> You can insert to your article part about make config for others, who
> would use this handbook to explore freebsd.

I don't think this is necessary. At the very beginning you have:

*quote*

	The detailed description of available make targets
	and environment variables is available in ports(7).

*end quote*

That should be enough for most users.

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