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2# $FreeBSD: src/share/mk/bsd.README,v 1.25 2003/05/17 18:03:05 trhodes Exp $
3
4This is the README file for the "include" files for the DragonFly
5source tree.  The files are installed in /usr/share/mk, and are, by
6convention, named with the suffix ".mk".  These files store several
7build options and should be handled with caution.
8
9Note, this file is not intended to replace reading through the .mk
10files for anything tricky.
11
12There are two main types of make include files.  One type is the generally
13usable make include files, such as bsd.prog.mk and bsd.lib.mk.  The other is
14the internal make include files, such as bsd.files.mk and bsd.man.mk, which
15can not/should not be used directly but are used by the other make include
16files.  In most cases it is only interesting to include bsd.prog.mk or
17bsd.lib.mk.
18
19bsd.cpu.custom.mk	- handle CPU flags for custom compilers
20bsd.cpu.gcc47.mk	- handle GCC 4.7 specific CPU flags & variables
21bsd.cpu.gcc80.mk	- handle GCC 8.0 specific CPU flags & variables
22bsd.cpu.mk		- handle CPU flags & variables
23bsd.crunchgen.mk	- building crunched binaries using crunchgen(1)
24bsd.dep.mk		- handle Makefile dependencies
25bsd.doc.mk		- building troff system documents
26bsd.files.mk		- install of general purpose files
27bsd.hostlib.mk		-
28bsd.hostprog.mk		-
29bsd.incs.mk		- install of include files
30bsd.init.mk		- initialization for the make include files
31bsd.kmod.mk		- building loadable kernel modules
32bsd.lib.mk		- support for building libraries
33bsd.libnames.mk		- define library names
34bsd.links.mk		- install of links (sym/hard)
35bsd.man.mk		- install of manual pages and their links
36bsd.nls.mk		- build and install of NLS catalogs
37bsd.obj.mk		- creating 'obj' directories and cleaning up
38bsd.own.mk		- define common variables
39bsd.patch.mk		-
40bsd.prog.mk		- building programs from source files
41bsd.subdir.mk		- targets for building subdirectories
42bsd.sys.mk		- common settings used for building DragonFly sources
43sys.mk			- default rules for all makes
44
45
46See also make(1), mkdep(1) and `PMake - A Tutorial',
47located in /usr/src/share/doc/psd/12.make.
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50
51Random things worth knowing about this document:
52
53If appropriate when documenting the variables the default value is
54indicated using square brackets e.g. [gzip].
55In some cases the default value depend on other values (e.g. system
56architecture).  In these cases the most common value is indicated.
57
58This document contains some simple examples of the usage of the BSD make
59include files.  For more examples look at the makefiles in the DragonFly
60source tree.
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63
64RANDOM THINGS WORTH KNOWING:
65
66The files are like C-style #include files, and pretty much behave like
67you'd expect.  The syntax is slightly different in that a single '.' is
68used instead of the hash mark, i.e. ".include <bsd.prog.mk>".
69
70One difference that will save you lots of debugging time is that inclusion
71of the file is normally done at the *end* of the Makefile.  The reason for
72this is because .mk files often modify variables and behavior based on the
73values of variables set in the Makefile.  To make this work, remember that
74the FIRST target found is the target that is used, i.e. if the Makefile has:
75
76	a:
77		echo a
78	a:
79		echo a number two
80
81the command "make a" will echo "a".  To make things confusing, the SECOND
82variable assignment is the overriding one, i.e. if the Makefile has:
83
84	a=	foo
85	a=	bar
86
87	b:
88		echo ${a}
89
90the command "make b" will echo "bar".  This is for compatibility with the
91way the V7 make behaved.
92
93It's fairly difficult to make the BSD .mk files work when you're building
94multiple programs in a single directory.  It's a lot easier split up the
95programs than to deal with the problem.  Most of the agony comes from making
96the "obj" directory stuff work right, not because we switch to a new version
97of make.  So, don't get mad at us, figure out a better way to handle multiple
98architectures so we can quit using the symbolic link stuff.  (Imake doesn't
99count.)
100
101The file .depend in the source directory is expected to contain dependencies
102for the source files.  This file is read automatically by make after reading
103the Makefile.
104
105The variable DESTDIR works as before.  It's not set anywhere but will change
106the tree where the file gets installed.
107
108The profiled libraries are no longer built in a different directory than
109the regular libraries.  A new suffix, ".po", is used to denote a profiled
110object.
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113
114The include file <sys.mk> has the default rules for all makes, in the BSD
115environment or otherwise.  You probably don't want to touch this file.
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118
119The include file <bsd.man.mk> handles installing manual pages and their
120links.
121
122It has three targets:
123
124	all-man:
125		build manual pages.
126	maninstall:
127		install the manual pages and their links.
128	manlint:
129		verify the validity of manual pages.
130
131It sets/uses the following variables:
132
133MANDIR		Base path for manual installation.
134
135MANGRP		Manual group.
136
137MANOWN		Manual owner.
138
139MANMODE		Manual mode.
140
141MANSUBDIR	Subdirectory under the manual page section, i.e. "/vax"
142		or "/tahoe" for machine specific manual pages.
143
144MAN		The manual pages to be installed (use a .1 - .9 suffix).
145
146MANINSTALLFLAGS	Additional flags to pass to install(1).
147
148MLINKS		List of manual page links (using a .1 - .9 suffix).  The
149		linked-to file must come first, the linked file second,
150		and there may be multiple pairs.  The files are soft-linked.
151
152The include file <bsd.man.mk> includes a file named "../Makefile.inc" if
153it exists.
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156
157The include file <bsd.own.mk> contains the owners, groups, etc. for both
158manual pages and binaries.
159
160It has no targets.
161
162It sets/uses the following variables:
163
164BINGRP		Binary group.
165
166BINOWN		Binary owner.
167
168BINMODE		Binary mode.
169
170STRIP		The flag passed to the install program to cause the binary
171		to be stripped.  This is to be used when building your
172		own install script so that the entire system can be made
173		stripped/not-stripped using a single knob.
174
175MANDIR		Base path for manual installation.
176
177MANGRP		Manual group.
178
179MANOWN		Manual owner.
180
181MANMODE		Manual mode.
182
183This file is generally useful when building your own Makefiles so that
184they use the same default owners etc. as the rest of the tree.
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187
188The include file <bsd.prog.mk> handles building programs from one or
189more source files, along with their manual pages.  It has a limited number
190of suffixes, consistent with the current needs of the BSD tree.
191
192It has seven targets:
193
194	all:
195		build the program and its manual page
196	clean:
197		remove the program and any object files.
198	cleandir:
199		remove all of the files removed by the target clean, as
200		well as .depend, tags, and any manual pages.
201	depend:
202		make the dependencies for the source files, and store
203		them in the file .depend.
204	install:
205		install the program and its manual pages; if the Makefile
206		does not itself define the target install, the targets
207		beforeinstall and afterinstall may also be used to cause
208		actions immediately before and after the install target
209		is executed.
210	lint:
211		run lint on the source files
212	tags:
213		create a tags file for the source files.
214
215It sets/uses the following variables:
216
217BINGRP		Binary group.
218
219BINOWN		Binary owner.
220
221BINMODE		Binary mode.
222
223CLEANFILES	Additional files to remove and
224CLEANDIRS	additional directories to remove during clean and cleandir
225		targets.  "rm -f" and "rm -rf" used respectively.
226
227COPTS		Additional flags to the compiler when creating C objects.
228
229FILES		A list of non-executable files.
230		The installation is controlled by the FILESNAME, FILESOWN,
231		FILESGRP, FILESMODE, FILESDIR variables that can be
232		further specialized by <VAR>_<file>.
233
234LDADD		Additional loader objects.  Usually used for libraries.
235		For example, to load with the compatibility and utility
236		libraries, use:
237
238			LDFILES=-lutil -lcompat
239
240LDFLAGS		Additional loader flags.
241
242LINKS		The list of binary links; should be full pathnames, the
243		linked-to file coming first, followed by the linked
244		file.  The files are hard-linked.  For example, to link
245		/bin/test and /bin/[, use:
246
247			LINKS=	${DESTDIR}/bin/test ${DESTDIR}/bin/[
248
249MAN		Manual pages (should end in .1 - .9).  If no MAN variable
250		is defined, "MAN=${PROG}.1" is assumed.
251
252PROG		The name of the program to build.  If not supplied, nothing
253		is built.
254
255PROG_CXX	If defined, the name of the program to build.  Also
256		causes <bsd.prog.mk> to link the program with the
257		standard C++ library.  PROG_CXX overrides the value
258		of PROG if PROG is also set.
259
260PROGNAME	The name that the above program will be installed as, if
261		different from ${PROG}.
262
263SRCS		List of source files to build the program.  If SRCS is not
264		defined, it's assumed to be ${PROG}.c or, if PROG_CXX is
265		defined, ${PROG_CXX}.cc.
266
267DPADD		Additional dependencies for the program.  Usually used for
268		libraries.  For example, to depend on the compatibility and
269		utility libraries use:
270
271			DPADD=	${LIBCOMPAT} ${LIBUTIL}
272
273		There is a predefined identifier for each (non-profiled,
274		non-shared) library and object.  Library file names are
275		transformed to identifiers by removing the extension and
276		converting to upper case.
277
278		There are no special identifiers for profiled or shared
279		libraries or objects.  The identifiers for the standard
280		libraries are used in DPADD.  This works correctly iff all
281		the libraries are built at the same time.  Unfortunately,
282		it causes unnecessary relinks to shared libraries when
283		only the static libraries have changed.  Dependencies on
284		shared libraries should be only on the library version
285		numbers.
286
287STRIP		The flag passed to the install program to cause the binary
288		to be stripped.  This is to be used when building your
289		own install script so that the entire system can be made
290		stripped/not-stripped using a single knob.
291
292SUBDIR		A list of subdirectories that should be built as well.
293		Each of the targets will execute the same target in the
294		subdirectories.
295
296SCRIPTS		A list of interpreter scripts [file.{sh,csh,pl,awk,...}].
297		The installation is controlled by the SCRIPTSNAME, SCRIPTSOWN,
298		SCRIPTSGRP, SCRIPTSMODE, SCRIPTSDIR variables that can be
299		further specialized by SCRIPTS<VAR>_<script>.
300
301The include file <bsd.prog.mk> includes the file named "../Makefile.inc"
302if it exists, as well as the include file <bsd.man.mk>.
303
304Some simple examples:
305
306To build foo from foo.c with a manual page foo.1, use:
307
308	PROG=	foo
309
310	.include <bsd.prog.mk>
311
312To build foo from foo.c with a manual page foo.2, add the line:
313
314	MAN=	foo.2
315
316If foo does not have a manual page at all, add the line:
317
318	NOMAN=	noman
319
320If foo has multiple source files, add the line:
321
322	SRCS=	a.c b.c c.c d.c
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325
326The include file <bsd.subdir.mk> contains the default targets for building
327subdirectories.  It has the same seven targets as <bsd.prog.mk>: all, clean,
328cleandir, depend, install, lint, and tags.  For all of the directories
329listed in the variable SUBDIRS, the specified directory will be visited
330and the target made.  There is also a default target which allows the
331command "make subdir" where subdir is any directory listed in the variable
332SUBDIRS.
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335
336The include file <bsd.lib.mk> has support for building libraries.  It has
337the same seven targets as <bsd.prog.mk>: all, clean, cleandir, depend,
338install, lint, and tags.  It has a limited number of suffixes, consistent
339with the current needs of the BSD tree.
340
341It sets/uses the following variables:
342
343LIBDIR		Target directory for libraries.
344
345LINTLIBDIR	Target directory for lint libraries.
346
347LIBGRP		Library group.
348
349LIBOWN		Library owner.
350
351LIBMODE		Library mode.
352
353LDADD		Additional loader objects.
354
355MAN		The manual pages to be installed (use a .1 - .9 suffix).
356
357SRCS		List of source files to build the library.  Suffix types
358		.s, .c, and .f are supported.  Note, .s files are preferred
359		to .c files of the same name.  (This is not the default for
360		versions of make.)
361
362The include file <bsd.lib.mk> includes the file named "../Makefile.inc"
363if it exists, as well as the include file <bsd.man.mk>.
364
365It has rules for building profiled objects; profiled libraries are
366built by default.
367
368Libraries are ranlib'd before installation.
369