Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 07:18:40 -0700 From: Chris <portmaster@BSDforge.com> To: <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: pkg: how to retrieve the messages ports emit after install? Message-ID: <7cc5cc192d41c4f5d49c091fed9a55ba@udns.ultimatedns.net> In-Reply-To: <20200318082729.1dd6c8e6@raksha.tavi.co.uk>
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On Wed, 18 Mar 2020 08:27:29 +0000 Bob Eager rde@tavi=2Eco=2Euk said > On Tue, 17 Mar 2020 23:28:49 -0700 > Chris <portmaster@BSDforge=2Ecom> wrote: >=20 > > OK I'm a by ports make install as a rule=2E But I needed to > > spin up a box quickly, and decided to use pkg(8)=2E xorg, > > and another port (package) I installed, dumped some > > important information after the install=2E I stripped the > > text from the console/terminal, and tried to paste it into > > a fresh file=2E But the new graphics drivers don't allow > > that sort of thing (graphics vs text mode)=2E So I was left > > with mostly gibberish=2E I need to get that information back=2E > > I just guessed that pkg message <port-name> might do it=2E > > But no joy=2E How can I retrieve that information? >=20 > Simple! >=20 > pkg info -D pkgname >=20 > (or pkg info --pkg-message pkgname) --pkg-message, argh=2E=2E=2E I was *so* close! Thanks, Bob=2E Really appreciated! and for the record=2E I *did* read the man page=2E But as others were also inclined to suggest; I thought the output would be related to *query* Thanks also, to everyone else who took the time to help! --Chris >=20 > There are more complicated ways=2E=2E=2E
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