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1#	$OpenBSD: bsd.README,v 1.59 2014/10/31 13:46:17 jsing 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.man.mk		- installing manual pages and their links
12bsd.nls.mk		- National Language Support
13bsd.obj.mk		- creating 'obj' directories and cleaning up
14bsd.own.mk		- define common variables
15bsd.port.mk		- building ports
16bsd.port.arch.mk	- glue for building ports with MD stuff
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
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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
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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/man]
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
178LIBGRP		Library group. [${BINGRP}]
179
180LIBOWN		Library owner. [${BINOWN}]
181
182LIBMODE		Library mode. [${NONBINMODE}]
183
184DOCDIR		Base path for system documentation
185	        installation. [/usr/share/doc]
186
187DOCGRP		Documentation group. [bin]
188
189DOCOWN		Documentation owner. [root]
190
191DOCMODE		Documentation mode. [${NONBINMODE}]
192
193NLSDIR		Base path for National Language Support files installation.
194		[/usr/share/nls]
195
196NLSGRP		National Language Support files group. [bin]
197
198NLSOWN		National Language Support files owner. [root]
199
200NLSMODE		National Language Support files mode. [${NONBINMODE}]
201
202INSTALL_STRIP	The flag passed to the install program to cause the binary
203		to be stripped.  This is to be used when building your
204		own install script so that the entire system can be made
205		stripped/not-stripped using a single knob.  Note that
206		INSTALL_STRIP is not set if ${DEBUG} is defined. [-s]
207
208INSTALL_COPY	The old usage of this flag is obsolescent since install(1)
209		now copies by default.  However, it can also be used to
210		specify that a file not be copied unless it is different
211		(via the -p option).  See install(1) for details.  This
212		is to be used when building our own install script so
213		that the entire system can either be installed with copies,
214		or copy-if-different using a single knob. [-c]
215
216Additionally, the following variables may be set by bsd.own.mk or in a
217make configuration file to modify the behaviour of the system build
218process (default values are in brackets along with comments, if set by
219bsd.own.mk):
220
221SKEY		Compile in support for S/key authentication. [yes, set
222		unconditionally]
223
224SYS_INCLUDE	Copy or symlink kernel include files into /usr/include.
225		Possible values are "symlinks" or "copies" (which is
226		the same as the variable being unset).
227
228NOPROFILE	Do not build profiled versions of system libraries.
229
230NOPIC		Do not build PIC versions of system libraries, and
231		do not build shared libraries.
232
233NOPIE		Do not build PIE objects or executables.
234
235DEBUG		Add -g to assembly, C compiler and linking passes.  Also
236		doesn't	set STRIP to -s per default if defined.
237
238DEBUGLIBS	Create libraries with -g debug information, and install
239		them in /usr/lib/debug.
240
241WARNINGS	Adds appropriate warning flags (defined in CDIAGFLAGS,
242		e.g., -Wall...) to compiles. [no]
243
244SUDO		Command to run when doing "make install" portion of
245		"make build".  If set to sudo, this allows one to run
246		"make build" as a user other than root (assuming sudo
247		is setup for that user).
248
249PIPE		If set to "-pipe" gcc will be given the -pipe option
250		which can speed up compiles on machines with memory
251		to spare.  Instead of using temp files, gcc uses pipes
252		for the temporary data.
253
254GLOBAL_AUTOCONF_CACHE
255		Set to the name of a file that all cached GNU autoconf
256		test results will be saved in.	Reduces redundant tests.
257		Be careful!  Redundant tests may not be redundant if you
258		are installing substantially updated gnu programs.
259
260bsd.own.mk is generally useful when building your own Makefiles so that
261they use the same default owners etc. as the rest of the tree.
262
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264
265The include file <bsd.prog.mk> handles building programs from one or
266more source files, along with their manual pages.  It has a limited number
267of suffixes, consistent with the current needs of the BSD tree.
268
269It has seven targets:
270
271	all:
272		build the program and its manual page
273	clean:
274		remove the program, any object files and the files a.out,
275		Errs, errs, mklog, and core.
276	cleandir:
277		remove all of the files removed by the target clean, as
278		well as .depend, tags, and any manual pages.
279	depend:
280		make the dependencies for the source files, and store
281		them in the file .depend.
282	includes:
283		install any header files.
284	install:
285		install the program and its manual pages; if the Makefile
286		does not itself define the target install, the targets
287		beforeinstall and afterinstall may also be used to cause
288		actions immediately before and after the install target
289		is executed.
290	tags:
291		create a tags file for the source files.
292
293It sets/uses the following variables:
294
295BINGRP		Binary group.
296
297BINOWN		Binary owner.
298
299BINMODE		Binary mode.
300
301CLEANFILES	Additional files to remove for the clean and cleandir targets.
302
303COPTS		Additional flags to the compiler when creating C objects.
304
305LDADD		Additional loader objects.  Usually used for libraries.
306		For example, to load with the crypto and utility
307		libraries, use:
308
309			LDADD+=-lutil -lcrypto
310
311LDFLAGS		Additional loader flags.
312
313LINKS		The list of binary links; should be full pathnames, the
314		linked-to file coming first, followed by the linked
315		file.  The files are hard-linked.  For example, to link
316		/bin/test and /bin/[, use:
317
318			LINKS=	${DESTDIR}/bin/test ${DESTDIR}/bin/[
319
320MAN		Manual pages (should end in .1 - .9).  If no MAN variable is
321		defined, "MAN=${PROG}.1" is assumed.
322
323PROG		The name of the program to build.  If not supplied, nothing
324		is built.
325
326SRCS		List of source files to build the program.  If it's not
327		defined, it's assumed to be ${PROG}.c.
328
329DPADD		Additional dependencies for the program.  Usually used for
330		libraries.  For example, to depend on the crypto and
331		utility libraries use:
332
333			DPADD+=${LIBCRYPTO} ${LIBUTIL}
334
335		The following libraries are predefined for DPADD:
336
337			LIBC		/usr/lib/libc.a
338			LIBCRYPTO	/usr/lib/libcrypto.a
339			LIBCURSES	/usr/lib/libcurses.a
340			LIBEDIT		/usr/lib/libedit.a
341			LIBEVENT	/usr/lib/libevent.a
342			LIBEXPAT	/usr/lib/libexpat.a
343			LIBFORM		/usr/lib/libform.a
344			LIBFORMW	/usr/lib/libformw.a
345			LIBKEYNOTE	/usr/lib/libkeynote.a
346			LIBKVM		/usr/lib/libkvm.a
347			LIBL		/usr/lib/libl.a
348			LIBM		/usr/lib/libm.a
349			LIBMENU		/usr/lib/libmenu.a
350			LIBMENUW	/usr/lib/libmenuw.a
351			LIBOLDCURSES	/usr/lib/libocurses.a
352			LIBOSSAUDIO	/usr/lib/libossaudio.a
353			LIBPANEL	/usr/lib/libpanel.a
354			LIBPANELW	/usr/lib/libpanelw.a
355			LIBPCAP		/usr/lib/libpcap.a
356			LIBPERL		/usr/lib/libperl.a
357			LIBPTHREAD	/usr/lib/libpthread.a
358			LIBRPCSVC	/usr/lib/librpcsvc.a
359			LIBSKEY		/usr/lib/libskey.a
360			LIBSNDIO	/usr/lib/libsndio.a
361			LIBSSL		/usr/lib/libssl.a
362			LIBTERMCAP	/usr/lib/libtermcap.a
363			LIBTERMLIB	/usr/lib/libtermlib.a
364			LIBTLS		/usr/lib/libtls.a
365			LIBUSB		/usr/lib/libusbhid.a
366			LIBUTIL		/usr/lib/libutil.a
367			LIBY		/usr/lib/liby.a
368			LIBZ		/usr/lib/libz.a
369			LIBARCH		arch-dependent stuff
370
371STRIP		The flag passed to the install program to cause the binary
372		to be stripped.
373
374SUBDIR		A list of subdirectories that should be built as well.
375		Each of the targets will execute the same target in the
376		subdirectories.
377
378The include file <bsd.prog.mk> includes the file named "../Makefile.inc"
379if it exists, as well as the include file <bsd.man.mk>.
380
381Some simple examples:
382
383To build foo from foo.c with a manual page foo.1, use:
384
385	PROG=	foo
386
387	.include <bsd.prog.mk>
388
389To build foo from foo.c with a manual page foo.2, add the line:
390
391	MAN=	foo.2
392
393If foo does not have a manual page at all, add the line:
394
395	NOMAN=	noman
396
397If foo has multiple source files, add the line:
398
399	SRCS=	a.c b.c c.c d.c
400
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402
403The include file <bsd.subdir.mk> contains the default targets for building
404subdirectories.  It has the same seven targets as <bsd.prog.mk>: all,
405clean, cleandir, depend, includes, install, and tags.  For all of
406the directories listed in the variable SUBDIR, the specified directory
407will be visited and the target made.  There is also a default target which
408allows the command "make subdir" where subdir is any directory listed in
409the variable SUBDIR.
410
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412
413The include file <bsd.sys.mk> is used by <bsd.prog.mk> and
414<bsd.lib.mk>.  It contains overrides that are used when building
415the OpenBSD source tree.  For instance, if "PARALLEL" is defined by
416the program/library Makefile, it includes a set of rules for lex and
417yacc that allow multiple lex and yacc targets to be built in parallel.
418
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420
421The include file <bsd.lib.mk> has support for building libraries.  It has
422the same seven targets as <bsd.prog.mk>: all, clean, cleandir, depend,
423includes, install, and tags.  It has a limited number of suffixes,
424consistent with the current needs of the BSD tree.
425
426It sets/uses the following variables:
427
428LIB		The name of the library to build.
429
430LIBDIR		Target directory for libraries.
431
432LIBGRP		Library group.
433
434LIBOWN		Library owner.
435
436LIBMODE		Library mode.
437
438LDADD		Additional loader objects.
439
440MAN		The manual pages to be installed (use a .1 - .9 suffix).
441
442SRCS		List of source files to build the library.  Suffix types
443		.s, .c, and .f are supported.  Note, .s files are preferred
444		to .c files of the same name.  (This is not the default for
445		versions of make.)
446
447The include file <bsd.lib.mk> includes the file named "../Makefile.inc"
448if it exists, as well as the include file <bsd.man.mk>.
449
450It has rules for building profiled objects; profiled libraries are
451built by default.
452
453Libraries are ranlib'd when made.
454
455In addition, a reduced version of a library, including just specific
456objects that are compiled with additional options to reduce their
457size may be built.  This is used by the distrib/ tree and crunchgen
458when building ramdisks.  This sets/uses the following variables:
459
460DIST_LIB	The path of the library to build. [lib${LIB}_d.a]
461
462DIST_OBJS	The (sub)set of .o files to include in ${DIST_LIB}. [${OBJS}]
463
464DIST_CFLAGS	Additional flags for the C compiler and assembler.
465		[-Os]
466
467