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| author | rillig <rillig@pkgsrc.org> | 2006-05-10 16:19:55 +0000 |
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| committer | rillig <rillig@pkgsrc.org> | 2006-05-10 16:19:55 +0000 |
| commit | 7bc0a760194d0a587349622047bac6966b1f62a2 (patch) | |
| tree | e5768f4b4ecbf7d53a9b9a7dc942a5a9b802672d /doc/guide | |
| parent | 37a9f202fdd95ee3bbb903473ecc5b662f2cdbf7 (diff) | |
| download | pkgsrc-7bc0a760194d0a587349622047bac6966b1f62a2.tar.gz | |
+ Why does make show-var VARNAME=BUILDLINK_PREFIX.foo say it's empty?
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diff --git a/doc/guide/files/devfaq.xml b/doc/guide/files/devfaq.xml index 4d8a0fa713e..d96ba9d1445 100644 --- a/doc/guide/files/devfaq.xml +++ b/doc/guide/files/devfaq.xml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $NetBSD: devfaq.xml,v 1.1 2006/05/10 13:58:34 rillig Exp $ --> +<!-- $NetBSD: devfaq.xml,v 1.2 2006/05/10 16:19:55 rillig Exp $ --> <chapter id="devfaq"> <?dbhtml filename="devfaq.html"?> <title>Frequently Asked Questions</title> @@ -63,5 +63,19 @@ <answer><para>[FIXME]</para></answer> </qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> + + <question><para>Why does <command>make show-var + VARNAME=BUILDLINK_PREFIX.<replaceable>foo</replaceable></command> + say it's empty?</para></question> + + <answer><para>For optimization reasons, some variables are only + available in the <quote>wrapper</quote> phase and later. To + <quote>simulate</quote> the wrapper phase, append + <command>PKG_PHASE=wrapper</command> to the above + command.</para></answer> + +</qandaentry> </qandaset> </chapter> |