> > Does synth look for options in /etc/make.conf, or only in
> > /usr/local/etc/synth/LiveSystem-make.conf ?
> synth doesn't look at /etc/make.conf. When it is building, it uses the
> options from /usr/local/etc/synth/LiveSystem-make.conf.
> > From "man synth"
>
> > Port options directory This is the directory where all the selected
> > options for ports are cached. The initial
> > value comes from a system scan, so chances
> > are
> > it has the correct value. However, if the
> > user
> > would like a separate configuration area for
> > port options, they would create the new
> > direc-
> > tory and set this value accordingly (but the
> > user would have to ensure the new location is
> > passed to the port when configuring port
> > options later in that case).
>
> > Do the options have to be in /var/db/ports format, which I want to avoid at
> > all cost? Or is the LiveSystem-make.conf and /etc/make.conf good enough?
> synth will inspect the specified ports-options directory for options
> in /var/db/ports format. This allows new users to immediately use
> synth without having to configure anything.
> > Just to see what would happen, I don't think I need to run "synth
> > upgrade-system". "synth status" might be good enough.
> Yup, you're right.
> Cheers.
> Jonathan Chen <j...@chen.org.nz>
So I should put the options in /usr/local/etc/synth/LiveSystem-make.conf . I
could also put options in /etc/make.conf just in case I build something with
other than synth ("make install clean").
I guess I'll get the chance to see what happens when the port options directory
is not there. Hopefully it won't find /var/db/ports2 if I don't tell it.
from Don Lewis:
> On 23 Aug, Thomas Mueller wrote:
> > But it seems more cumbersome with "make PORT_DBDIR=... showconfig"
> > than with "make show-options" and "make show depends-options" in
> > NetBSD with pkgsrc. Or maybe I'm spoiled?
> PORT_DBDIR= only needs to be specified if you want to point to somewhere
> other than the default location. Otherwise just "make showconfig" will
> suffice.
I tried
make PORT_DBDIR=(nonexistent directory) showconfig
and it worked.
Maybe it acted based on default options?
I could try
make PORT_DBDIR=(real or nonexistent directory) showconfig-recursive |& tee
showconfigrecursive.log (or maybe a shorter name)
comparable to
make show-depends-options 2>&1 | tee optionsdep.log in NetBSD with pkgsrc
I really need the options to have better visibility than /var/db/ports offers.
Tom
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