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Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] INSTALL: Describe dependency knobs from Makefile

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Sep 10, 2009, 18:56 UTC
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Brian Gernhardt <brian@gernhardtsoftware.com> writes:
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> We said that some of our dependencies were optional, but didn't say
> how to turn them off.  Add information for that and mention where to
> save the options close to the top of the file.
>
> Also, standardize on both using quotes for the names of the dependencies
> and tabs for indentation of the list.
>
> Signed-off-by: Brian Gernhardt <brian@gernhardtsoftware.com>
> ---
>
>   Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>   > I did not like calling "make variables" "options", and also it was unclear
>   > what good these "options" are for.  How about...
>
>  Sounds good.  Would have sent this out yesterday, but I ran out of tuits.
>
>  INSTALL |   38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
>  1 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
> index 7ab2580..69c97b2 100644
> --- a/INSTALL
> +++ b/INSTALL
> @@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ that uses $prefix, the built results have some paths encoded,
>  which are derived from $prefix, so "make all; make prefix=/usr
>  install" would not work.
>  
> +There are many options that can be configured in the makefile using either
> +command line defines or a config.mak file.  These options are documented at
> +the beginning of the Makefile.

Sorry, but the description still speaks of options and does not say what good they are. Sent a wrong patch?

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Message 8 of 9 in “INSTALL updates”
  1. 0/3 INSTALL updatesBrian Gernhardt, Sep 9, 2009
  2. 1/3 INSTALL: Update description of our SHA-1 codeBrian Gernhardt, Sep 9, 2009
  3. 2/3 INSTALL: Reorder dependencies, split shell and PerlBrian Gernhardt, Sep 9, 2009
  4. Junio C HamanoSep 9, 2009
  5. 3/3 INSTALL: Describe dependency knobs from MakefileBrian Gernhardt, Sep 9, 2009
  6. Junio C HamanoSep 9, 2009
  7. 3/3 INSTALL: Describe dependency knobs from MakefileBrian Gernhardt, Sep 10, 2009
  8. Junio C HamanoSep 10, 2009
  9. 3/3 INSTALL: Describe dependency knobs from MakefileBrian Gernhardt, Sep 10, 2009

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