On Tue, Feb 19, 2002 at 08:02:13AM +0100, Pankaj wrote: > hii all, > > I was wondering if anyone would put some light over the > way 'make' works in freeBSD > I mean when i go to /usr/ports/XYZ and type make it tries > to fetch the sources and then compiles it > Is it a feature in make?
No, it is a feature of the makefiles. 'Make' itself doesn't know anything about fetching sources and so on. Most of the dirty work is done in /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk which is included by the port makefiles. > > I want to make an covering layer over a software such that > it automaticaly locates the components it needs and compiles > them without the user to look around for them. > > I have read the handbook's description of it and am still unclear. > -- > ThanX > Pankaj > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
