Re: Documentation for targets "rebuild" and "retest"

[Thomas Klausner <wiz%gatalith.at@localhost>]

On Mon, May 06, 2024 at 10:19:51PM +0400, Aleksey Cheusov wrote:
> Unless any one object I'll commit the following

> Index: doc/guide/files/build.xml
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvsroot/pkgsrc/doc/guide/files/build.xml,v
> retrieving revision 1.89
> diff -u -r1.89 build.xml
> --- doc/guide/files/build.xml	20 Jan 2023 12:21:56 -0000	1.89
> +++ doc/guide/files/build.xml	6 May 2024 18:18:13 -0000
> @@ -1249,6 +1249,31 @@
>  	  information on this target.</para>
>  	</listitem>
>        </varlistentry>
> +
> +      <varlistentry>
> +	<term>rebuild</term>
> +
> +	<listitem>
> +	  <para>If you did a <command>make build</command> and you
> +	  noticed some further modifications of sources are needed,
> +	  you can repeat the build with this target, which will ignore
> +	  the <quote>already build</quote> flag. This target is

already build -> already built

> +	  helpful while working of patches.</para>

of patches -> with patches

> +	</listitem>
> +      </varlistentry>
> +
> +      <varlistentry>
> +	<term>retest</term>
> +
> +	<listitem>
> +	  <para>If you did a <command>make test</command> and you
> +	  noticed some further modifications of sources are needed,
> +	  you can repeat the test with this target, which will ignore
> +	  the <quote>already tested</quote> flag. This target is
> +	  helpful while working of patches.</para>

Same here.

I never use retest because if the test fails, the 'already tested'
flag is not set.

Can you please also document 'make repackage'?

Thanks,
 Thomas