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authorEd Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>2018-11-10 20:26:19 +0000
committerEd Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>2018-11-10 20:26:19 +0000
commit4a238795025c78e9bbaf47909ed32c13bc3ef27a (patch)
tree01b3efdb5985b642b7d9c1f581f72825d608cc12 /share/man/man7/build.7
parent7c5f370d3b061b42cda5260ee8be45c8286bad88 (diff)
build(7): clarify buildenv target can be used for non-cross builds
make buildenv can be used for building for the same architecture as the host (perhaps this is a degenerate case of cross-building). TARGET and TARGET_ARCH do not need to be set in this case. Reviewed by: bdrewery MFC after: 1 week Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D10759
Notes
Notes: svn path=/head/; revision=340329
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diff --git a/share/man/man7/build.7 b/share/man/man7/build.7
index 4c89b9a9b7c0..54811bf7e46a 100644
--- a/share/man/man7/build.7
+++ b/share/man/man7/build.7
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd August 16, 2018
+.Dd November 10, 2018
.Dt BUILD 7
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -168,16 +168,16 @@ are:
.Bl -tag -width ".Cm distributeworld"
.It Cm buildenv
Spawn an interactive shell with environment variables set up for
-cross-building the system.
-The target architecture needs to be specified with
+building the system or individual components.
+For cross-building the target architecture needs to be specified with
.Xr make 1
variables
.Va TARGET_ARCH
and
.Va TARGET .
.Pp
-This target is only useful after a complete cross-toolchain including
-the compiler, linker, assembler, headers and libraries has been
+This target is only useful after a complete toolchain (including
+the compiler, linker, assembler, headers and libraries) has been
built; see the
.Cm toolchain
target below.