On Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:40:18 -0800 Chuck Swiger <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Feb 9, 2011, at 11:14 AM, Michael Scheidell wrote: > >> The problem with != is that is is evaluated in a subshell > >> regardless of whether the results are needed, and it happens while > >> the Makefile is first being read, before it tries to figure out > >> which targets need to be processed. Hence this adds a lot of time for each processing, like make index. > >> This is why setting libnet in > >> BUILD_DEPENDS isn't being processed until after these commands are > >> run (or fail to run, as above). > > > > which is useless information to me. don't know why, been doing > > freebsd for 10 years, been a port maintainer for.. ? 4? 5? don't > > remember. > > > > still that is useless information, and doesn't make any sense. > > > > doesn't tell me what,why, how, or when to replace what lines with > > what alternatives. > > > > yes, I can hard code it, but I don't really understand what those > > (inherited lines) actually do. > > OK. If you don't understand make, and you aren't willing to look at > the documentation, then it's hardly surprising that you're having > problems figuring things out. > > Engineers solve problems. Managers create problems. > Senior management exists to decide *which* problems management ought > to create. > > (In this particular case, it seems like you ought to delegate the > problem to an engineer who has the knowledge to solve it. If I get > some free time, I'll see what I can do, otherwise someone else might > volunteer....) I hope the one that committed the last Makefile version (CC'ed) will have the time to help. -- IOnut - Un^d^dregistered ;) FreeBSD "user" "Intellectual Property" is nowhere near as valuable as "Intellect" FreeBSD committer -> [email protected], PGP Key ID 057E9F8B493A297B
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