Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 21:11:54 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Ports <ports@freebsd.org>, Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org>, Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Proposal: do not show up the dialog(1) by default? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1305232107170.6392@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <CA%2BtpaK0CnHQmXvgPRKe_k1Bx_SRmA9xm=tD7Ms4ociPbE16Q5A@mail.gmail.com> References: <20130523054541.GH96836@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> <CA%2BtpaK2tB=Xteo2y7C80AMf2mwGxPCS3PNGHFLR1oJ21FBEcSw@mail.gmail.com> <CAOjFWZ6GKoX5-Q5Vry=2HE-5mf6XYQgze40hyYO-prnVK%2Bzr6A@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2BtpaK0CnHQmXvgPRKe_k1Bx_SRmA9xm=tD7Ms4ociPbE16Q5A@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 23 May 2013, Adam Vande More wrote: > On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 10:33 AM, Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> wrote: > >> There are already two "native" ways to do this: >> make config-recursive >> use a ports management tool like portmaster/portupgrade > > portmaster certainly does not do this, nor make > config-recursive(although it faster than the portmaster dialog). As I > already mentioned, portupgrade used to give them to you all at once, > no interruptions between IIRC. As it stands right now, 'portmaster > x11/kde4' on a clean install pretty much guarantees you'll be console > baby sitting for 1/2 hr or more unless you use the accept defaults > option. To put it another, I think the default make behavior should > be more akin 'make config-recursive' rather than take each OPTION as > it comes. portmaster has always shown all the config dialogs before starting a build. Granted, it can take a while. portupgrade can do it with the -c or -C options, but does not do it by default. Or didn't last I looked.
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