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Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/security/bro Makefile distinfo
 pkg-descr	pkg-plist
 ports/security/bro/files patch-Conn.h	patch-Makefile.in patch-Obj.cc
 patch-Serializer.h
 patch-aux-scripts-Makefile.in patch-libedit::configure	patch-patricia.c
 patch-patricia.h ...
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Edwin Groothuis wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 08:16:57PM +0200, Kris Kennaway wrote:
>>>  Added IS_INTERACTIVE to the port
>> Interactive ports are highly discouraged.  What is the necessity for it 
>> here?
> 
> The problem is that the installation script of the port itself (not
> the ports framework) asks a couple of questions. Normally when this
> happens you hope you can EOF the input and it takes some defaults,
> but here it keeps asking over and over and over.

Sounds like it needs to be patched to not do that but apply reasonable 
defaults.

Kris