Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 13:15:19 +0200 From: martinko <martinkov@pobox.sk> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: final message in buildworld as there is in buildkernel Message-ID: <eegmc7$tcs$1@sea.gmane.org> In-Reply-To: <200608071254.k77Csk5Q027399@lurza.secnetix.de> References: <eb1u0v$8cu$1@sea.gmane.org> <200608071254.k77Csk5Q027399@lurza.secnetix.de>
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Oliver Fromme wrote: > martinko <martinkov@pobox.sk> wrote: > > i've been wondering why there is no "footer" in buildworld > > Because it's not necessary. When you see your shell prompt > again, you know that it's finished. And if there's no error > message or exit code != 0, ithas finished successfully. > > Also, historically the sendmail build is always the last > part of buildworld (and installworld), so it's easy to > recognize. > > Best regards > Oliver > well, i still think it's not clear enough. and you don't really want users to investigate what the exit status was, do you. (also not many know about sendmail i believe.) anyway, we've got it with buildkernel and i can't see any reason why not to have it with buildworld. well, i'm not a hacker and this is not something i can decide. i just thought it'd be a good idea and that it'd help freebsd users. cheers, martin
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