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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/guide/files/help-devel.xml | 16 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/guide/files/help-user.xml | 16 |
2 files changed, 30 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guide/files/help-devel.xml b/doc/guide/files/help-devel.xml index 945b3346a01..0722b9c09b4 100644 --- a/doc/guide/files/help-devel.xml +++ b/doc/guide/files/help-devel.xml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $NetBSD: help-devel.xml,v 1.2 2019/04/28 15:22:24 rillig Exp $ --> +<!-- $NetBSD: help-devel.xml,v 1.3 2019/11/22 19:48:58 rillig Exp $ --> <chapter id="help-devel"> <title>Getting help</title> @@ -23,6 +23,20 @@ </listitem> <listitem><para> + To see the value of a single variable, run <command>bmake + show-var VARNAME=<replaceable>X</replaceable></command>. +</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para> + To see the values of the most common variables, run + <command>bmake show-all</command>. These variables are grouped by + topic. To see the variables for a single topic, run + <command>bmake + show-all-<replaceable>topic</replaceable></command>, for example + <command>bmake show-all-fetch</command>. +</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para> The tech-pkg mailing list, to which <ulink url="https://www.NetBSD.org/mailinglists/#tech-pkg">you can subscribe</ulink> and then <ulink diff --git a/doc/guide/files/help-user.xml b/doc/guide/files/help-user.xml index e17be838eba..d52af631cb2 100644 --- a/doc/guide/files/help-user.xml +++ b/doc/guide/files/help-user.xml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $NetBSD: help-user.xml,v 1.2 2019/04/28 15:22:24 rillig Exp $ --> +<!-- $NetBSD: help-user.xml,v 1.3 2019/11/22 19:48:58 rillig Exp $ --> <chapter id="help-user"> <title>Getting help</title> @@ -24,6 +24,20 @@ </listitem> <listitem><para> + To see the value of a single variable, run <command>bmake + show-var VARNAME=<replaceable>X</replaceable></command>. +</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para> + To see the values of the most common variables, run + <command>bmake show-all</command>. These variables are grouped by + topic. To see the variables for a single topic, run + <command>bmake + show-all-<replaceable>topic</replaceable></command>, for example + <command>bmake show-all-fetch</command>. +</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para> The pkgsrc-users mailing list, to which <ulink url="https://www.NetBSD.org/mailinglists/#pkgsrc-users">you can subscribe</ulink> and then <ulink |