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Add a short description of the IGNOREFILES variable and its

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recommended usage.

PR:		docs/75091
Submitted by:	edwin
Approved by:	marcus
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Giorgos Keramidas 2004-12-22 23:51:15 +00:00
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@ -260,6 +260,14 @@ PLIST_DIRS= lib/X11/oneko</programlisting>
<para>Just type <command>make makesum</command>. The ports make rules
will automatically generate the file
<filename>distinfo</filename>.</para>
<para>If a file fetched has its checksum changed regularly and you are
certain the source is trusted (i.e. it comes from manufacturer CDs
or documentation generated daily), you should specify these files in
the <makevar>IGNOREFILES</makevar> variable.
Then the checksum is not calculated for that file when you run
<command>make makesum</command>, but set to
<literal>IGNORE</literal>.</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="porting-testing">