Date: Sat, 16 May 2009 11:24:42 +0200 From: Mel Flynn <mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu>, mfv <mrkvrg@acm.org> Subject: Re: Reading warnings when installing multiple ports Message-ID: <200905161124.43387.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> In-Reply-To: <200905151326.00824.mrkvrg@acm.org> References: <26face530905101649kbb21d03ud620c15f16483c3f@mail.gmail.com> <200905121953.35200.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> <200905151326.00824.mrkvrg@acm.org>
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On Friday 15 May 2009 19:26:00 mfv wrote: > On Tuesday 12 May 2009 13:53:35 Mel Flynn wrote: > > On Monday 11 May 2009 15:21:24 Jerry McAllister wrote: > > > But, I very often wish there was a convenient way to see some of those > > > messages and especially messages about things one has to do during > > > the install, such as manually installing something or getting some > > > license thing handled, before I start the port install. > > > > > > Sometimes I get a question in the middle of an install that I do not > > > know how to answer and it is an awfully inconvenient time to have > > > to start scrounging for information. Having a commannd that > > > would display all those things and maybe some related information > > > or pointers to information for making an intelligent response - before > > > starting the make - would be very helpful. > > > > Do you have specific examples? Cause I can't think of anything that falls > > under your description. > > Hello All, > > I had a recent experience with editors/openoffice.org-2. Based on past > experience I know that the compile would take a few hours. I started make > and left to do some chores. When I returned I discovered that the program > had aborted as I did not have java installed and had to download a patch > from the Sun website. This can and will not ever be fixed, because it's a legal and not a technical issue. Once you know this, you know to install diablio-jdk first, which takes 5-10 minutes pending download speed. -- Mel
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