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diff --git a/docs/en/erlang.mk/1/guide/updating.asciidoc b/docs/en/erlang.mk/1/guide/updating.asciidoc index 61d913db..8eeb0bf0 100644 --- a/docs/en/erlang.mk/1/guide/updating.asciidoc +++ b/docs/en/erlang.mk/1/guide/updating.asciidoc @@ -47,10 +47,28 @@ Yep, it's that easy. === Customizing the build -Erlang.mk allows you to customize which plugins are to be included -in the 'erlang.mk' file. You can do so by maintaining your own -'build.config' file in your repository. Erlang.mk will automatically -use it the next time you run `make erlang-mk`. +Erlang.mk allows you to customize which components are to be included +in the 'erlang.mk' file. The `WITHOUT` variable allows you to +remove components from the default Erlang.mk build. The 'build.config' +file lets you define exactly what goes in (including your own code!), +and in what order. + +The `WITHOUT` file contains the list of components to exclude from +the build. For example, to exclude the package index and the EDoc +plugin when bootstrapping your application: + +[source,bash] +$ make -f erlang.mk bootstrap WITHOUT="index plugins/edoc" + +The generated Erlang.mk will never include those components when +you update it, until you change your mind and use the `WITHOUT` +variable again when you upgrade: + +[source,bash] +$ make erlang-mk WITHOUT=index + +The 'build.config' file is automatically used when you bootstrap +Erlang.mk or when you update it with `make erlang-mk`. The 'build.config' file contains the list of all files that will be built into the resulting 'erlang.mk' file. You can start from |