Created attachment 162196 [details] diff file for src.conf.5 and build.7 Please find included the patch to update these files as per conversation "Build Less?" on freebsd-arm mailing list on Sept 28 2015 with Warner Losh and John-Mark Gurney. Changes: update the build.7 man page to include the SRCCONF option, as well as clarify the scope of the src.conf file in man page src.conf.5. Clarified some language in build.7 around make directory navigation and build output destination.
A commit references this bug: Author: gbe Date: Fri Sep 11 18:09:49 UTC 2020 New revision: 365640 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/365640 Log: Improvements for the src.conf(5) and build(7) man pages PR: 203863 (based on) Submitted by: Russell Haley <russ dot haley at gmail dot com> Reviewed by: bcr, imp Approved by: imp MFC after: 1 week Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D26343 Changes: head/share/man/man5/src.conf.5 head/share/man/man7/build.7 head/tools/build/options/makeman
A commit references this bug: Author: gbe Date: Sat Oct 3 14:45:18 UTC 2020 New revision: 366399 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/366399 Log: MFC r365640: Improvements for the src.conf(5) and build(7) man pages PR: 203863 (based on) Submitted by: Russell Haley <russ dot haley at gmail dot com> Reviewed by: bcr, imp Approved by: imp Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D26343 Changes: _U stable/12/ stable/12/share/man/man5/src.conf.5 stable/12/share/man/man7/build.7 stable/12/tools/build/options/makeman
Committed in a slightly different version, thanks for the patch.