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List:       freebsd-doc
Subject:    docs/114731: no mention of PORT_DBDIR in ports(7)
From:       Matthew Seaman <m.seaman () infracaninophile ! co ! uk>
Date:       2007-07-19 14:42:45
Message-ID: 200707191442.l6JEgj9O078103 () happy-idiot-talk ! infracaninophile ! co ! uk
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> Number:         114731
> Category:       docs
> Synopsis:       no mention of PORT_DBDIR in ports(7)
> Confidential:   no
> Severity:       serious
> Priority:       medium
> Responsible:    freebsd-doc
> State:          open
> Quarter:        
> Keywords:       
> Date-Required:
> Class:          doc-bug
> Submitter-Id:   current-users
> Arrival-Date:   Thu Jul 19 14:50:07 GMT 2007
> Closed-Date:
> Last-Modified:
> Originator:     Matthew Seaman
> Release:        FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE i386
> Organization:
Infracaninophile
> Environment:
System: FreeBSD happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk 6.2-STABLE FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE \
#5: Sat Jul 14 01:44:09 BST 2007 \
root@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/HAPPY-IDIOT-TALK \
i386


	
> Description:

The ports(7) man page contains no mention of either the PORT_DBDIR
variable or its usual default location '/var/db/ports'


> How-To-Repeat:
	
> Fix:

	

--- ports.7.diff begins here ---
--- share/man/man7/ports.7.orig	Thu Jul 19 15:15:31 2007
+++ share/man/man7/ports.7	Thu Jul 19 15:33:32 2007
@@ -462,6 +462,17 @@
 what you are doing and are sure about installing a forbidden port, then
 .Va NO_IGNORE
 lets you do it.
+.It Va PORT_DBDIR
+Directory where the results of configuring
+.Va OPTIONS
+are stored.
+Defaults to
+.Pa /var/db/ports .
+Each port where
+.Va OPTIONS
+have been configured will have a uniquely named sub-directory, containing a
+single file
+.Pa options .
 .El
 .Sh FILES
 .Bl -tag -width ".Pa /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk" -compact
--- ports.7.diff ends here ---


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