[pkgsrc/trunk]: pkgsrc/doc/guide/files Added a note that the name LOCALBASE s...

[rillig <rillig%pkgsrc.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/pkgsrc/rev/bf1da31ab997
branches:  trunk
changeset: 515196:bf1da31ab997
user:      rillig <rillig%pkgsrc.org@localhost>
date:      Tue Jun 27 11:07:12 2006 +0000

description:
Added a note that the name LOCALBASE stems from FreeBSD.

diffstat:

 doc/guide/files/build.xml |  8 ++++++--
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diffs (22 lines):

diff -r 517be00efa2b -r bf1da31ab997 doc/guide/files/build.xml
--- a/doc/guide/files/build.xml Tue Jun 27 08:17:30 2006 +0000
+++ b/doc/guide/files/build.xml Tue Jun 27 11:07:12 2006 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $NetBSD: build.xml,v 1.28 2006/06/26 23:28:51 rillig Exp $ -->
+<!-- $NetBSD: build.xml,v 1.29 2006/06/27 11:07:12 rillig Exp $ -->
 
 <chapter id="build">
 <title>The build process</title>
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@
        <para><varname>LOCALBASE</varname> is where all non-X11 pkgs are installed.
          If you need to construct a -I or -L argument to the compiler to find
          includes and libraries installed by another non-X11 pkg, use
-         <quote>${LOCALBASE}</quote>.</para>
+         <quote>${LOCALBASE}</quote>. The name
+         <varname>LOCALBASE</varname> stems from FreeBSD, which
+         installed all packages in <filename>/usr/local</filename>. As
+         pkgsrc leaves <filename>/usr/local</filename> for the system
+         administrator, this variable is a misnomer.</para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>