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authordillo <dillo>2005-10-05 14:04:23 +0000
committerdillo <dillo>2005-10-05 14:04:23 +0000
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downloadpkgsrc-6e607df96dd0a0652dd8ace9bb14bdf45f3d19d6.tar.gz
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@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ alink="#0000FF">
</div>
<div>
- <p class="copyright">Copyright &#169; 1994-2004 The
+ <p class="copyright">Copyright &#169; 1994-2005 The
NetBSD Foundation, Inc</p>
</div>
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">
- <p xmlns="" class="pubdate">$NetBSD: pkgsrc.xml,v 1.9
- 2005/06/08 13:59:30 dillo Exp $</p>
+ <p xmlns="" class="pubdate">$NetBSD: pkgsrc.xml,v 1.10
+ 2005/10/05 13:59:56 dillo Exp $</p>
</div>
<div>
@@ -503,8 +503,8 @@ alink="#0000FF">
Variable substitution in PLIST</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href=
- "#manpage-compression">10.5. Man
- page-compression</a></span></dt>
+ "#manpage-compression">10.5. Man page
+ compression</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href=
"#using-PLIST_SRC">10.6. Changing PLIST source with
@@ -668,6 +668,9 @@ alink="#0000FF">
to use <code xmlns=
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" class=
"filename">bsd.options.mk</code></a></span></dt>
+
+ <dt><span class="sect1"><a href=
+ "#option-names">13.3. Option Names</a></span></dt>
</dl>
</dd>
@@ -1310,7 +1313,8 @@ alink="#0000FF">
<div>
<div>
<h1 class="title"><a name="users-guide" id=
- "users-guide"></a>The pkgsrc user's guide</h1>
+ "users-guide"></a>Part&nbsp;I.&nbsp;The pkgsrc user's
+ guide</h1>
</div>
</div>
</div>
@@ -5533,8 +5537,8 @@ SU_CMD=${LOCALBASE}/bin/sudo /bin/sh -c
<div>
<div>
<h1 class="title"><a name="developers-guide" id=
- "developers-guide"></a>The pkgsrc developer's
- guide</h1>
+ "developers-guide"></a>Part&nbsp;II.&nbsp;The pkgsrc
+ developer's guide</h1>
</div>
</div>
</div>
@@ -5654,8 +5658,8 @@ SU_CMD=${LOCALBASE}/bin/sudo /bin/sh -c
Variable substitution in PLIST</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href=
- "#manpage-compression">10.5. Man
- page-compression</a></span></dt>
+ "#manpage-compression">10.5. Man page
+ compression</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href=
"#using-PLIST_SRC">10.6. Changing PLIST source with
@@ -5814,6 +5818,9 @@ SU_CMD=${LOCALBASE}/bin/sudo /bin/sh -c
use <code xmlns=
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" class=
"filename">bsd.options.mk</code></a></span></dt>
+
+ <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#option-names">13.3.
+ Option Names</a></span></dt>
</dl>
</dd>
@@ -7359,8 +7366,8 @@ for_test:
Variable substitution in PLIST</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href=
- "#manpage-compression">10.5. Man
- page-compression</a></span></dt>
+ "#manpage-compression">10.5. Man page
+ compression</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href=
"#using-PLIST_SRC">10.6. Changing PLIST source with
@@ -7621,8 +7628,8 @@ PLIST_SUBST+= SOMEVAR="somevalue"
<div>
<h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name=
"manpage-compression" id=
- "manpage-compression"></a>10.5.&nbsp;Man
- page-compression</h2>
+ "manpage-compression"></a>10.5.&nbsp;Man page
+ compression</h2>
</div>
</div>
</div>
@@ -9512,6 +9519,9 @@ PKG_SHELL= ${PREFIX}/bin/zsh
use <code xmlns=
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" class=
"filename">bsd.options.mk</code></a></span></dt>
+
+ <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#option-names">13.3.
+ Option Names</a></span></dt>
</dl>
</div>
@@ -9771,17 +9781,47 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+= --enable-ldap=${BUILDLINK_PREFIX.openldap}
.if !empty(PKG_OPTIONS:M<em class=
"replaceable"><code>option</code></em>)
</pre>
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="sect1" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
+ <div class="titlepage">
+ <div>
+ <div>
+ <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name=
+ "option-names" id=
+ "option-names"></a>13.3.&nbsp;Option Names</h2>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+
+ <p>Options that enable similar features in different
+ packages (like optional support for a library) should use
+ a common name in all packages that support it (like the
+ name of the library). If another package already has an
+ option with the same meaning, use the same name.</p>
+
+ <p>Options that enable features specific to one package,
+ where it's unlikely that another (unrelated) package has
+ the same (or a similar) optional feature, should use a
+ name prefixed with <code class="varname"><em class=
+ "replaceable"><code>pkgname</code></em>-</code>.</p>
+
+ <p>If a group of related packages share an optional
+ feature specific to that group, prefix it with the name
+ of the &#8220;<span class="quote">main</span>&#8221;
+ package (e. g. <code class=
+ "varname">djbware-errno-hack</code>).</p>
- <p>If another package already has an option with the same
- meaning, use the same name. For options applicable to
- multiple packages (like enabling support for a library),
- use short option names (like the name of the library).
- For options specific to this package, prefix the name
- with <code class="varname"><em class=
- "replaceable"><code>pkgname</code></em>-</code>. Document
- the option and its meaning in <code xmlns=
+ <p>For new options, add a line to <code xmlns=
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" class=
- "filename">mk/defaults/options.description</code>.</p>
+ "filename">mk/defaults/options.description</code>. Lines
+ have two fields, separated by tab. The first field is the
+ option name, the second its description. The description
+ should be a whole sentence (starting with an uppercase
+ letter and ending with a period) that describes what
+ enabling the option does. E. g. &#8220;<span class=
+ "quote">Enable ispell support.</span>&#8221; The file is
+ sorted by option names.</p>
</div>
</div>