From d32e910cb2dedbe9d30651ede72fef3794103616 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bryan Drewery Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2016 03:40:13 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add some more content for WITH_META_MODE. Sponsored by: EMC / Isilon Storage Division --- tools/build/options/WITH_META_MODE | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/tools/build/options/WITH_META_MODE b/tools/build/options/WITH_META_MODE index 6f2f296b5a4..906b557769c 100644 --- a/tools/build/options/WITH_META_MODE +++ b/tools/build/options/WITH_META_MODE @@ -1,3 +1,12 @@ .\" $FreeBSD$ Create meta files when not doing DIRDEPS_BUILD. -The meta files can be useful for debugging. +When the +.Xr filemon 4 +module is loaded, dependencies will be tracked for all commands. +If any command, its dependencies, or files it generates are missing then +the target will be considered out-of-date and rebuilt. +The meta files can also be useful for debugging. +.Pp +The build will hide commands ran unless +.Va NO_SILENT +is defined.