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33 .Nd system build information
37 contains settings that control the compilation of the
42 is generally created by the system administrator when the values need
43 to be changed from their defaults.
47 is not to run commands or perform compilation actions
49 Instead, it is included by the various makefiles in
51 which conditionalize their internal actions according to the settings
56 file is included from the appropriate
58 which specifies the default settings for all the available options.
59 Options need only be specified in
61 when the system administrator wishes to override these defaults.
63 The build procedures occur in three areas: world, kernel, and
67 may be applicable during builds in one, two, or all of these areas.
68 They may be specified for a particular build via the
73 The following lists provide a name and short description for each
74 variable you can use during the indicated builds.
75 The values of variables flagged as
77 are ignored; the variable being set at all (even to
81 causes it to be treated as if it were set.
83 The following list provides a name and short description for variables
84 that are used for all builds, or are used by the
86 for things other than builds.
90 Controls which processor should be targeted for generated code.
91 This controls processor-specific optimizations in certain code
92 (currently only OpenSSL) as well as modifying the value of
96 to contain the appropriate optimization directive to
98 The automatic setting of
102 may be overridden using the
106 variables, respectively. Refer to
107 .Pa /usr/share/examples/etc/defaults/make.conf
108 for a list of recognized
113 Controls which GCC version to use by default.
116 so as not to interfere with overrides from userland.
117 We currently recommend that an override NOT be set in
119 Currently accepted values are
127 Controls the compiler setting when compiling C code.
128 Optimization levels above
133 is provided as a set of
135 settings suggested by
136 .An "Bruce Evans" Aq bde@FreeBSD.org
137 for developing and testing changes.
138 They can be used, if set, by:
139 .Bd -literal -offset indent
144 Setting this variable will prevent CPU specific compiler flags
145 from being automatically added to
150 Controls the compiler settings when compiling C++ code.
152 is initially set to the value of
154 If you want to add to the
162 the default install command.
163 To have components compared before doing the install, use
164 .Bd -literal -offset indent
169 List any directories that should be entered when running make
174 Controls the shell used internally by
176 to process the command scripts in makefiles.
181 all currently supported.
182 .Bd -literal -offset indent
185 .It Va MODULES_OVERRIDE
187 Set to a list of modules to build instead of all of them.
188 .It Va MTREE_FOLLOWS_SYMLINKS
197 Set this to not update the doc tree during
198 .Dq Li "make update" .
201 Set this to the flag to pass the
204 If set to a blank value, components will be installed with debugging
210 to update your ports with
211 .Dq Li "make update" .
217 .Dq Li "make update" .
223 .Dq Li "make update" .
228 The hostname of the sup server to use when doing
229 .Dq Li "make update" .
235 .Dq Li "make update" .
237 .Pa /usr/share/examples/cvsup/standard\-supfile .
243 .Dq Li "make update" .
245 .Pa /usr/share/examples/cvsup/secure\-supfile .
251 .Dq Li "make update" .
253 .Pa /usr/share/examples/cvsup/secure\-supfile .
259 .Dq Li "make update" .
261 .Pa /usr/share/examples/cvsup/doc\-supfile .
267 when WARNS is in effect.
270 The following list provides a name and short description for variables
271 that are only used doing a kernel build:
273 .It Va BOOT_COMCONSOLE_PORT
275 The port address to use for the console if the boot blocks have
276 been configured to use a serial console instead of the keyboard/video card.
277 .It Va BOOT_COMCONSOLE_SPEED
279 The baud rate to use for the console if the boot blocks have
280 been configured to use a serial console instead of the keyboard/video card.
283 Controls the compiler settings when building the
285 Optimization levels above
288 are not guaranteed to work.
291 Controls which kernel configurations will be
293 .Dq Li "${MAKE} buildkernel"
295 .Dq Li "${MAKE} installkernel" .
297 .Bd -literal -offset indent
298 KERNCONF=MINE DEBUG GENERIC OTHERMACHINE
301 will build the kernels specified by the config files
302 .Pa MINE , DEBUG , GENERIC ,
305 and install the kernel specified by the config file
309 .It Va LOADER_TFTP_SUPPORT
311 While not a buildkernel-affected option, there is no better place for this.
314 loader retrieves the kernel via NFS.
315 Defining this and recompiling
316 .Pa /usr/src/sys/boot
317 will cause it to retrieve the kernel via TFTP.
318 This allows pxeboot to load a custom BOOTP diskless kernel yet
319 still mount the server's
321 rather than load the server's kernel.
322 .It Va NO_CPU_COPTFLAGS
324 Setting this variable will prevent CPU specific compiler flags
325 from being automatically added to
328 .It Va NO_KERNELCLEAN
330 Set this to skip the clean target when using
331 .Dq Li "${MAKE} buildkernel" .
332 .It Va NO_KERNELCONFIG
334 Set this to skip running
337 .Dq Li "${MAKE} buildkernel" .
338 .It Va NO_KERNELDEPEND
340 Set this to skip running
341 .Dq Li "${MAKE} depend"
343 .Dq Li "${MAKE} buildkernel" .
344 .It Va NO_KERNEL_OLD_STRIP
346 Set this to skip stripping debugging symbols from old kernel and modules
347 (kernel.old, modules.old) during
348 .Dq Li "${MAKE} installkernel" .
351 Set to not build modules with the kernel.
354 The following list provides a name and short description for variables
355 that are used during the world build:
357 .It Va ENABLE_SUID_K5SU
359 Set this if you wish to use the k5su utility.
360 Otherwise, it will be installed without the set-user-ID bit set.
361 This is only relevant if
364 .It Va ENABLE_SUID_SSH
368 with the setuid bit turned on.
369 .It Va MODULES_WITH_WORLD
371 Set to build modules with the system instead of the kernel.
374 Set to not build BIND.
377 Set to not build crypto code.
380 Set to not build CVS.
383 Set to not build games.
386 Set to not build the older version of GCC (3.4).
393 Set to not build isdn4bsd package.
396 Set to not build IP Filter package.
401 (reentrant version of
407 and related programs.
408 .It Va NO_MAILWRAPPER
422 Set to not build Objective C support.
425 Set to not build OpenSSH.
428 Set to not build OpenSSL (implies
434 and related programs.
437 Set to not enter the share subdirectory.
440 Set to not compile in X\-Windows support (e.g.\&
444 Set this to disable cleaning during
445 .Dq Li "make buildworld" .
446 This should not be set unless you know what you are doing.
450 .Dq Li "${MAKE} clean"
452 .Dq Li "${MAKE} cleandir" .
455 Set to not install certain components with flag schg.
456 This is useful in a jailed environment.
459 Set to not make or install
462 .It Va NOINFOCOMPRESS
464 Set to not compress the info pages.
467 Set to not build manual pages
470 Set to not compress the manual pages.
473 Set to avoid compiling profiled libraries.
476 Set to disable the installation of
478 with the set-user-ID bit on.
483 configuration file to use at install time.
484 The value should include the full path to the
487 .Pa /etc/mail/myconfig.mc .
488 Use with caution as a make install will overwrite any existing
489 .Pa /etc/mail/sendmail.cf .
493 .It Va SENDMAIL_SUBMIT_MC
497 configuration file for mail submission
498 to use at install time.
499 The value should include the full path to the
502 .Pa /etc/mail/mysubmit.mc .
503 Use with caution as a make install will overwrite any existing
504 .Pa /etc/mail/submit.cf .
505 .It Va SENDMAIL_ADDITIONAL_MC
509 files which should be built into
512 The value should include the full path to the
516 .Pa /etc/mail/bar.mc .
517 .It Va SENDMAIL_CF_DIR
519 Override the default location for the
521 configuration files used to build a
526 .It Va SENDMAIL_M4_FLAGS
535 .It Va SENDMAIL_CFLAGS
537 Flags to pass to the compile command when building
541 flags can be used to provide SASL support with setting such as:
542 .Bd -literal -offset indent
543 SENDMAIL_CFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include -DSASL
544 SENDMAIL_LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/lib
545 SENDMAIL_LDADD=-lsasl
547 .It Va SENDMAIL_LDFLAGS
551 command when building
553 .It Va SENDMAIL_LDADD
555 Flags to add to the end of the
557 command when building
559 .It Va SENDMAIL_DPADD
561 Extra dependencies to add when building
563 .It Va SENDMAIL_SET_USER_ID
567 as a set-user-ID root binary instead of a set-group-ID binary
569 .Pa /etc/mail/submit.{cf,mc} .
570 Use of this flag is not recommended and the alternative advice in
572 should be followed instead if at all possible.
573 .It Va SENDMAIL_MAP_PERMS
575 Mode to use when generating alias and map database files using
576 .Pa /etc/mail/Makefile .
577 The default value is 0640.
584 to configure the system's default threading library.
587 .It Va TOP_TABLE_SIZE
590 uses a hash table for the user names. The size of this hash can be tuned
591 to match the number of local users. The table size should be a prime number
592 approximately twice as large as the number of lines in
594 The default number is 20011.
597 Set to build the IDEA encryption code.
598 This code is patented in the USA and many European countries.
600 .Em "YOUR RESPONSIBILITY"
601 to determine if you can legally use IDEA.
604 Set this to build Kerberos5 (KTH Heimdal).
606 This is still experimental code.
609 The following list provides a name and short description for variables
610 that are used when building documentation.
614 The list of languages and encodings to build and install.
617 The default format for system documentation, depends on your
621 for simple printers or
623 for postscript or graphics printers with a ghostscript
625 .It Va GROFF_PAPER_SIZE
627 The default paper size for
635 .Bl -tag -width /etc/defaults/make.conf -compact
636 .It Pa /etc/defaults/make.conf
637 .It Pa /etc/make.conf
638 .It Pa /usr/src/Makefile
639 .It Pa /usr/src/Makefile.inc1
650 file appeared sometime before
653 This manual page was written by
654 .An Mike W. Meyer Aq mwm@mired.org .
656 This manual page may occasionally be out of date with respect to
657 the options currently available for use in
660 .Pa /etc/defaults/make.conf
661 file for the latest options which are available.