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1#	$OpenBSD: bsd.README,v 1.44 2011/04/22 21:11:50 jmc Exp $
2#	$NetBSD: bsd.README,v 1.17 1996/04/13 02:08:08 thorpej Exp $
3#	@(#)bsd.README	5.1 (Berkeley) 5/11/90
4
5This is the README file for the new make "include" files for the BSD
6source tree.  The files are installed in /usr/share/mk, and are, by
7convention, named with the suffix ".mk".
8
9bsd.dep.mk		- handle Makefile dependencies
10bsd.lib.mk		- support for building libraries
11bsd.lkm.mk		- building loadable kernel modules
12bsd.man.mk		- installing manual pages and their links
13bsd.nls.mk		- National Language Support
14bsd.obj.mk		- creating 'obj' directories and cleaning up
15bsd.own.mk		- define common variables
16bsd.port.mk		- building ports
17bsd.port.subdir.mk	- targets for building subdirectories for ports
18bsd.prog.mk		- building programs from source files
19bsd.regress.mk		- regression tests
20bsd.subdir.mk		- targets for building subdirectories
21bsd.sys.mk		- building bsd from the source tree
22
23Note, this file is not intended to replace reading through the .mk
24files for anything tricky.
25
26=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
27
28RANDOM THINGS WORTH KNOWING:
29
30The files are simply C-style #include files, and pretty much behave like
31you'd expect.  The syntax is slightly different in that a single '.' is
32used instead of the hash mark, i.e. ".include <bsd.prog.mk>".
33
34One difference that will save you lots of debugging time is that inclusion
35of the file is normally done at the *end* of the Makefile.  The reason for
36this is because .mk files often modify variables and behavior based on the
37values of variables set in the Makefile.  To make this work, remember that
38the FIRST target found is the target that is used, i.e. if the Makefile has:
39
40	a:
41		echo a
42	a:
43		echo a number two
44
45the command "make a" will echo "a".  To make things confusing, the SECOND
46variable assignment is the overriding one, i.e. if the Makefile has:
47
48	a=	foo
49	a=	bar
50
51	b:
52		echo ${a}
53
54the command "make b" will echo "bar".  This is for compatibility with the
55way the V7 make behaved.
56
57To make things even more confusing, make uses lazy evaluation. All
58variables are expanded only when needed. Which means that, in
59
60	a=	foo
61
62	b: $(a)
63		echo $(.ALLSRC)
64		echo $(a)
65
66	foo:
67		touch foo
68
69   	a=	bar
70
71the command "make b" will echo "foo"; echo "bar".  The first $(a) means
72"foo", because it's needed to generate the dependency rule when it's read,
73but the second $(a) is only expanded when needed, at which point a contains
74bar.
75
76It's fairly difficult to make the BSD .mk files work when you're building
77multiple programs in a single directory.  It's a lot easier to split up the
78programs than to deal with the problem.  Most of the agony comes from making
79the "obj" directory stuff work right, not because we switched to a new version
80of make.  So, don't get mad at us, figure out a better way to handle multiple
81architectures so we can quit using the symbolic link stuff.  (Imake doesn't
82count.)
83
84The file .depend in the source directory is expected to contain dependencies
85for the source files.  This file is read automatically by make after reading
86the Makefile.
87
88The variable DESTDIR works as before.  It's not set anywhere but will change
89the tree where the file gets installed.
90
91The profiled libraries are no longer built in a different directory than
92the regular libraries.  A new suffix, ".po", is used to denote a profiled
93object.
94
95=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
96
97The include file <sys.mk> has the default rules for all makes, in the BSD
98environment or otherwise.  You probably don't want to touch this file.
99
100=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
101
102The include file <bsd.man.mk> handles installing manual pages and their
103links.
104
105It has a single target:
106
107	maninstall:
108		Install the manual pages and their links.
109
110It sets/uses the following variables:
111
112MANDIR		Base path for manual installation.
113
114MANGRP		Manual group.
115
116MANOWN		Manual owner.
117
118MANMODE		Manual mode.
119
120MANSUBDIR	Subdirectory under the manual page section, i.e. "vax"
121		or "tahoe" for machine specific manual pages.
122
123MAN		The manual pages to be installed (use a .1 - .9 suffix).
124
125MLINKS		List of manual page links (using a .1 - .9 suffix).  The
126		linked-to file must come first, the linked file second,
127		and there may be multiple pairs.  The files are soft-linked.
128
129BEFOREMAN	List of extra targets that must be already built before the
130		man target can be run. Those targets must be real files (and
131		not .PHONY targets).
132
133The include file <bsd.man.mk> includes a file named "../Makefile.inc" if
134it exists.
135
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137
138The include file <bsd.own.mk> contains source tree configuration parameters,
139such as the owners, groups, etc. for both manual pages and binaries, and
140a few global "feature configuration" parameters.
141
142It has no targets.
143
144To get system-specific configuration parameters, bsd.own.mk will try to
145include the file specified by the "MAKECONF" variable.  If MAKECONF is not
146set, or no such file exists, the system make configuration file, /etc/mk.conf
147is included.  These files may define any of the variables described below.
148
149bsd.own.mk sets the following variables, if they are not already defined
150(defaults are in brackets):
151
152BSDSRCDIR	The real path to the system sources, so that 'make obj'
153		will work correctly. [/usr/src]
154
155BSDOBJDIR	The real path to the system 'obj' tree, so that 'make obj'
156		will work correctly. [/usr/obj]
157
158BINGRP		Binary group. [bin]
159
160BINOWN		Binary owner. [root]
161
162BINMODE		Binary mode. [555]
163
164NONBINMODE	Mode for non-executable files. [444]
165
166DIRMODE		Mode for new directories. [755]
167
168MANDIR		Base path for manual installation. [/usr/share/man/cat]
169
170MANGRP		Manual group. [bin]
171
172MANOWN		Manual owner. [root]
173
174MANMODE		Manual mode. [${NONBINMODE}]
175
176LIBDIR		Base path for library installation. [/usr/lib]
177
178LINTLIBDIR	Base path for lint(1) library installation. [/usr/libdata/lint]
179
180LIBGRP		Library group. [${BINGRP}]
181
182LIBOWN		Library owner. [${BINOWN}]
183
184LIBMODE		Library mode. [${NONBINMODE}]
185
186DOCDIR		Base path for system documentation
187	        installation. [/usr/share/doc]
188
189DOCGRP		Documentation group. [bin]
190
191DOCOWN		Documentation owner. [root]
192
193DOCMODE		Documentation mode. [${NONBINMODE}]
194
195NLSDIR		Base path for National Language Support files installation.
196		[/usr/share/nls]
197
198NLSGRP		National Language Support files group. [bin]
199
200NLSOWN		National Language Support files owner. [root]
201
202NLSMODE		National Language Support files mode. [${NONBINMODE}]
203
204INSTALL_STRIP	The flag passed to the install program to cause the binary
205		to be stripped.  This is to be used when building your
206		own install script so that the entire system can be made
207		stripped/not-stripped using a single knob.  Note that
208		INSTALL_STRIP is not set if ${DEBUG} is defined. [-s]
209
210INSTALL_COPY	The old usage of this flag is obsolescent since install(1)
211		now copies by default.  However, it can also be used to
212		specify that a file not be copied unless it is different
213		(via the -p option).  See install(1) for details.  This
214		is to be used when building our own install script so
215		that the entire system can either be installed with copies,
216		or copy-if-different using a single knob. [-c]
217
218Additionally, the following variables may be set by bsd.own.mk or in a
219make configuration file to modify the behaviour of the system build
220process (default values are in brackets along with comments, if set by
221bsd.own.mk):
222
223AFS		Compile support for AFS.
224
225SKEY		Compile in support for S/key authentication. [yes, set
226		unconditionally]
227
228KERBEROS5	Compile in support for Kerberos 5 authentication.
229
230MANZ		Compress manual pages at installation time.
231
232MANPS		Define to have PostScript manual pages generated.
233
234SYS_INCLUDE	Copy or symlink kernel include files into /usr/include.
235		Possible values are "symlinks" or "copies" (which is
236		the same as the variable being unset).
237
238NOPROFILE	Do not build profiled versions of system libraries.
239
240NOPIC		Do not build PIC versions of system libraries, and
241		do not build shared libraries.
242
243WANTLINT	Build lint libraries.
244
245DEBUG		Add -g to assembly, C compiler and linking passes.  Also
246		doesn't	set STRIP to -s per default if defined.
247
248DEBUGLIBS	Create libraries with -g debug information, and install
249		them in /usr/lib/debug.
250
251WARNINGS	Adds appropriate warning flags (defined in CDIAGFLAGS,
252		e.g., -Wall...) to compiles. [no]
253
254SUDO		Command to run when doing "make install" portion of
255		"make build".  If set to sudo, this allows one to run
256		"make build" as a user other than root (assuming sudo
257		is setup for that user).
258
259PIPE		If set to "-pipe" gcc will be given the -pipe option
260		which can speed up compiles on machines with memory
261		to spare.  Instead of using temp files, gcc uses pipes
262		for the temporary data.
263
264GLOBAL_AUTOCONF_CACHE
265		Set to the name of a file that all cached GNU autoconf
266		test results will be saved in.	Reduces redundant tests.
267		Be careful!  Redundant tests may not be redundant if you
268		are installing substantially updated gnu programs.
269
270bsd.own.mk is generally useful when building your own Makefiles so that
271they use the same default owners etc. as the rest of the tree.
272
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274
275The include file <bsd.prog.mk> handles building programs from one or
276more source files, along with their manual pages.  It has a limited number
277of suffixes, consistent with the current needs of the BSD tree.
278
279It has eight targets:
280
281	all:
282		build the program and its manual page
283	clean:
284		remove the program, any object files and the files a.out,
285		Errs, errs, mklog, and core.
286	cleandir:
287		remove all of the files removed by the target clean, as
288		well as .depend, tags, and any manual pages.
289	depend:
290		make the dependencies for the source files, and store
291		them in the file .depend.
292	includes:
293		install any header files.
294	install:
295		install the program and its manual pages; if the Makefile
296		does not itself define the target install, the targets
297		beforeinstall and afterinstall may also be used to cause
298		actions immediately before and after the install target
299		is executed.
300	lint:
301		run lint on the source files
302	tags:
303		create a tags file for the source files.
304
305It sets/uses the following variables:
306
307BINGRP		Binary group.
308
309BINOWN		Binary owner.
310
311BINMODE		Binary mode.
312
313CLEANFILES	Additional files to remove for the clean and cleandir targets.
314
315COPTS		Additional flags to the compiler when creating C objects.
316
317LDADD		Additional loader objects.  Usually used for libraries.
318		For example, to load with the compatibility and utility
319		libraries, use:
320
321			LDADD+=-lutil -lcompat
322
323LDFLAGS		Additional loader flags.
324
325LINKS		The list of binary links; should be full pathnames, the
326		linked-to file coming first, followed by the linked
327		file.  The files are hard-linked.  For example, to link
328		/bin/test and /bin/[, use:
329
330			LINKS=	${DESTDIR}/bin/test ${DESTDIR}/bin/[
331
332MAN		Manual pages (should end in .1 - .9).  If no MAN variable is
333		defined, "MAN=${PROG}.1" is assumed.
334
335PROG		The name of the program to build.  If not supplied, nothing
336		is built.
337
338SRCS		List of source files to build the program.  If it's not
339		defined, it's assumed to be ${PROG}.c.
340
341DPADD		Additional dependencies for the program.  Usually used for
342		libraries.  For example, to depend on the compatibility and
343		utility libraries use:
344
345			DPADD+=${LIBCOMPAT} ${LIBUTIL}
346
347		The following libraries are predefined for DPADD:
348
349			LIBASN1		/usr/lib/libasn1.a
350			LIBC		/usr/lib/libc.a
351			LIBCOM_ERR	/usr/lib/libcom_err.a
352			LIBCOMPAT	/usr/lib/libcompat.a
353			LIBCRYPTO	/usr/lib/libcrypto.a
354			LIBCURSES	/usr/lib/libcurses.a
355			LIBEDIT		/usr/lib/libedit.a
356			LIBEVENT	/usr/lib/libevent.a
357			LIBEXPAT	/usr/lib/libexpat.a
358			LIBFORM		/usr/lib/libform.a
359			LIBFORMW	/usr/lib/libformw.a
360			LIBGSSAPI	/usr/lib/libgssapi.a
361			LIBHDB		/usr/lib/libhdb.a
362			LIBKADM5CLNT	/usr/lib/libkadm5clnt.a
363			LIBKADM5SRV	/usr/lib/libkadm5srv.a
364			LIBKAFS		/usr/lib/libkafs.a
365			LIBKEYNOTE	/usr/lib/libkeynote.a
366			LIBKRB5		/usr/lib/libkrb5.a
367			LIBKVM		/usr/lib/libkvm.a
368			LIBL		/usr/lib/libl.a
369			LIBM		/usr/lib/libm.a
370			LIBMENU		/usr/lib/libmenu.a
371			LIBMENUW	/usr/lib/libmenuw.a
372			LIBOLDCURSES	/usr/lib/libocurses.a
373			LIBOSSAUDIO	/usr/lib/libossaudio.a
374			LIBPANEL	/usr/lib/libpanel.a
375			LIBPANELW	/usr/lib/libpanelw.a
376			LIBPCAP		/usr/lib/libpcap.a
377			LIBPERL		/usr/lib/libperl.a
378			LIBPTHREAD	/usr/lib/libpthread.a
379			LIBRPCSVC	/usr/lib/librpcsvc.a
380			LIBSKEY		/usr/lib/libskey.a
381			LIBSNDIO	/usr/lib/libsndio.a
382			LIBSSL		/usr/lib/libssl.a
383			LIBTERMCAP	/usr/lib/libtermcap.a
384			LIBTERMLIB	/usr/lib/libtermlib.a
385			LIBUSB		/usr/lib/libusbhid.a
386			LIBUTIL		/usr/lib/libutil.a
387			LIBWRAP		/usr/lib/libwrap.a
388			LIBY		/usr/lib/liby.a
389			LIBZ		/usr/lib/libz.a
390			LIBARCH		arch-dependent stuff
391
392STRIP		The flag passed to the install program to cause the binary
393		to be stripped.
394
395SUBDIR		A list of subdirectories that should be built as well.
396		Each of the targets will execute the same target in the
397		subdirectories.
398
399The include file <bsd.prog.mk> includes the file named "../Makefile.inc"
400if it exists, as well as the include file <bsd.man.mk>.
401
402Some simple examples:
403
404To build foo from foo.c with a manual page foo.1, use:
405
406	PROG=	foo
407
408	.include <bsd.prog.mk>
409
410To build foo from foo.c with a manual page foo.2, add the line:
411
412	MAN=	foo.2
413
414If foo does not have a manual page at all, add the line:
415
416	NOMAN=	noman
417
418If foo has multiple source files, add the line:
419
420	SRCS=	a.c b.c c.c d.c
421
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423
424The include file <bsd.subdir.mk> contains the default targets for building
425subdirectories.  It has the same eight targets as <bsd.prog.mk>: all,
426clean, cleandir, depend, includes, install, lint, and tags.  For all of
427the directories listed in the variable SUBDIR, the specified directory
428will be visited and the target made.  There is also a default target which
429allows the command "make subdir" where subdir is any directory listed in
430the variable SUBDIR.
431
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433
434The include file <bsd.sys.mk> is used by <bsd.prog.mk> and
435<bsd.lib.mk>.  It contains overrides that are used when building
436the OpenBSD source tree.  For instance, if "PARALLEL" is defined by
437the program/library Makefile, it includes a set of rules for lex and
438yacc that allow multiple lex and yacc targets to be built in parallel.
439
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441
442The include file <bsd.lib.mk> has support for building libraries.  It has
443the same eight targets as <bsd.prog.mk>: all, clean, cleandir, depend,
444includes, install, lint, and tags.  It has a limited number of suffixes,
445consistent with the current needs of the BSD tree.
446
447It sets/uses the following variables:
448
449LIB		The name of the library to build.
450
451LIBDIR		Target directory for libraries.
452
453LINTLIBDIR	Target directory for lint libraries.
454
455LIBGRP		Library group.
456
457LIBOWN		Library owner.
458
459LIBMODE		Library mode.
460
461LDADD		Additional loader objects.
462
463MAN		The manual pages to be installed (use a .1 - .9 suffix).
464
465SRCS		List of source files to build the library.  Suffix types
466		.s, .c, and .f are supported.  Note, .s files are preferred
467		to .c files of the same name.  (This is not the default for
468		versions of make.)
469
470The include file <bsd.lib.mk> includes the file named "../Makefile.inc"
471if it exists, as well as the include file <bsd.man.mk>.
472
473It has rules for building profiled objects; profiled libraries are
474built by default.
475
476Libraries are ranlib'd when made.
477
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479
480The include file <bsd.lkm.mk> has support for building the LKM's. It has
481the same seven targets as <bsd.prog.mk>: all, clean, cleandir, depend,
482install, lint, and tags. In addition two targets are made available
483that is specific to the LKM's: load, unload.
484
485It sets/uses the following variables (in addition to the <bsd.prog.mk>'s):
486
487LKM		LKM name to build.
488
489LKMGRP		Module group.
490
491LKMOWN		Module owner.
492
493LKMMODE		Module mode.
494
495POSTINSTALL	Program to pass with '-p' flag to the modload.
496		If not defined,
497			POSTINSTALL=${LKM}install
498		is assumed.
499
500The include file <bsd.lkm.mk> includes the file named "../Makefile.inc"
501if it exists, as well as the include file <bsd.man.mk>.
502