From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 8 07:45:57 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7EC3106566C for ; Fri, 8 Jun 2012 07:45:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (lurza.secnetix.de [IPv6:2a01:170:102f::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 61F598FC1F for ; Fri, 8 Jun 2012 07:45:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id q587jV24000645; Fri, 8 Jun 2012 09:45:46 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from oliver.fromme@secnetix.de) Received: (from olli@localhost) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id q587jSEN000595; Fri, 8 Jun 2012 09:45:28 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from olli) Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 09:45:28 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: <201206080745.q587jSEN000595@lurza.secnetix.de> From: Oliver Fromme To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, Dan Daley , Charles Sprickman , Warren Block , Vincent Hoffman In-Reply-To: <4FD01F83.2080207@yahoo.com> X-Newsgroups: list.freebsd-stable User-Agent: tin/1.9.6-20101126 ("Burnside") (UNIX) (FreeBSD/6.4-PRERELEASE-20080904 (i386)) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.3.9 (lurza.secnetix.de [127.0.0.1]); Fri, 08 Jun 2012 09:45:47 +0200 (CEST) Cc: Subject: Re: Documenting 'make config' options X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2012 07:45:58 -0000 Dan Daley wrote: > I usually use portmaster to install ports. The options dialogs that pop > up are often for dependencies. The options dialog gives the name of the > port for which the options are being selected, but no description or > indication as to why this is being installed (this could be a dependency > of a dependency of some dependency of the port I am installing). It's > probably too much for this dialog to show why this port is being > installed (what other port required this port that is being installed), > but a description of what this current port is would be helpful. > > But, if possible, some breadcrumb across the top showing the > dependencies which prompted this install would be great: > > Port A --> Port B --> Port C --> Current Port for which options are > being chosen You might want to have a look at my "portup" script. It can be used to install ports, and the -w option causes it to use a split-screen display: The bottom 80% contain the usual output from "make", and the top 20% show the progress of the build, including information about dependencies. This might be exactly the "breadcrumb across the top" that you requested. You can download the current version from here: http://www.secnetix.de/olli/scripts/portup For FreeBSD >= 8.x, the -w option requires the "window" port to be installed (from /usr/ports/misc/window) which was removed from the base system in FreeBSD 8.x. Usage for installing ports is simple: # cd /usr/ports/category/foo # portup -wy . Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, Geschäftsfuehrung: secnetix Verwaltungsgesellsch. mbH, Handelsregister: Registergericht Mün- chen, HRB 125758, Geschäftsführer: Maik Bachmann, Olaf Erb, Ralf Gebhart FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd I suggested holding a "Python Object Oriented Programming Seminar", but the acronym was unpopular. -- Joseph Strout