diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.xml index 15fd8ed54c..5f2709929a 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.xml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.xml @@ -125,6 +125,18 @@ too.</para> </note> + <note> + <para>It is recommended to set the <makevar>DEVELOPER</makevar> + &man.make.1; variable in <filename>/etc/make.conf</filename> + before getting into porting.</para> + + <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>echo DEVELOPER=yes >> /etc/make.conf</userinput></screen> + + <para>This setting enables the <quote>developer mode</quote> that + displays deprecation warnings and activates some further quality + checks on calling the <command>make</command> command.</para> + </note> + <sect1 id="porting-makefile"> <title>Writing the <filename>Makefile</filename></title>