From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Brian Gernhardt <brian@gernhardtsoftware.com>
Cc: Git List <git@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] INSTALL: Describe dependency knobs from Makefile
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:16:08 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7vpra0hcd3.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1252461061-75840-4-git-send-email-brian@gernhardtsoftware.com> (Brian Gernhardt's message of "Tue\, 8 Sep 2009 21\:51\:01 -0400")
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.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-09-09 6:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-09-09 1:50 [PATCH v2 0/3] INSTALL updates Brian Gernhardt
2009-09-09 1:50 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] INSTALL: Update description of our SHA-1 code Brian Gernhardt
2009-09-09 1:51 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] INSTALL: Reorder dependencies, split shell and Perl Brian Gernhardt
2009-09-09 6:01 ` Junio C Hamano
2009-09-09 1:51 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] INSTALL: Describe dependency knobs from Makefile Brian Gernhardt
2009-09-09 6:16 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2009-09-10 14:12 ` [PATCH v3 " Brian Gernhardt
2009-09-10 18:56 ` Junio C Hamano
2009-09-10 20:28 ` Brian Gernhardt
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