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diff --git a/share/man/man7/build.7 b/share/man/man7/build.7 index 6980dc2..be6fe09 100644 --- a/share/man/man7/build.7 +++ b/share/man/man7/build.7 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd December 31, 2014 +.Dd October 21, 2015 .Dt BUILD 7 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -463,7 +463,19 @@ for more details. .It Va SUBDIR_OVERRIDE Override the default list of sub-directories and only build the sub-directory named in this variable. -This variable is useful when debugging failed builds. +If combined with +.Cm buildworld +then all libraries and includes, and some of the build tools will still build +as well. +When combined with +.Cm buildworld +it is necesarry to override +.Va LOCAL_LIB_DIRS +with any custom directories containing libraries. +This allows building a subset of the system in the same way as +.Cm buildworld +does using its sysroot handling. +This variable can also be useful when debugging failed builds. .Bd -literal -offset indent make some-target SUBDIR_OVERRIDE=foo/bar .Ed |
