[57842] trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/portfile-variables.xml

[ryandesign at macports.org]

Revision: 57842
          http://trac.macports.org/changeset/57842
Author:   ryandesign at macports.org
Date:     2009-09-17 01:55:00 -0700 (Thu, 17 Sep 2009)
Log Message:
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guide: remove the idea that it is ever desirable to set ${prefix} to /Applications/MacPorts

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/portfile-variables.xml

Modified: trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/portfile-variables.xml
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--- trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/portfile-variables.xml	2009-09-17 08:53:48 UTC (rev 57841)
+++ trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/portfile-variables.xml	2009-09-17 08:55:00 UTC (rev 57842)
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
 
       <listitem>
         <para>Installation prefix, set in
-        <filename>${prefix}/etc/macports/macports.conf</filename> —may be
-        overridden on a per port basis. For example, aqua applications are
-        installed in <filename>/Applications/MacPorts</filename>.</para>
+        <filename>${prefix}/etc/macports/macports.conf</filename> —- may be
+        overridden on a per-port basis, for example to install into a
+        wholly-contained subdirectory of ${prefix}, but most ports should
+        have no reason to do so.</para>
 
         <para>Default: <filename>/opt/local</filename></para>
       </listitem>
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