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Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] INSTALL: Describe dependency knobs from Makefile

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Sep 9, 2009, 06:16 UTC
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Brian Gernhardt <brian@gernhardtsoftware.com> writes:
> +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.
> +

I did not like calling "make variables" "options", and also it was unclear what good these "options" are for. How about...

    The beginning of the Makefile documents many variables that affect the way
    git is built.  You can override them either from the command line, or in a
    config.mak file.
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  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
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  9. 3/3 INSTALL: Describe dependency knobs from MakefileBrian Gernhardt, Sep 10, 2009

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