From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 11 12:45:02 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C7D6F1065672 for ; Mon, 11 May 2009 12:45:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 900468FC08 for ; Mon, 11 May 2009 12:45:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id n4BChx9S021695; Mon, 11 May 2009 08:43:59 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id n4BChwO6021692; Mon, 11 May 2009 08:43:58 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 08:43:58 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: Kelly Jones Message-ID: <20090511124358.GA20271@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <26face530905101649kbb21d03ud620c15f16483c3f@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <26face530905101649kbb21d03ud620c15f16483c3f@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Reading warnings when installing multiple ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 12:45:03 -0000 On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 04:49:27PM -0700, Kelly Jones wrote: > I often use "make -DBATCH install" to install ports. > > Problem: many ports spew out a warning/todo message after you install > them (eg, "you must manually create an x user" or something). > > Since ports install "recursively", I miss most of these messages. > > Can I tell ports to store these messages for me somewhere? > > Obviously, I can "make -DBATCH install > /tmp/outfile", but that'll > log all the "install", "test", etc commands that I don't want to see: > I just want to see the warnings at the end of each install. Check out script(1) It is not perfect, but it will put a copy of everything in and out in to a file that you can peruse later. There may be other ways, but this is easy. ////jerry > > -- > We're just a Bunch Of Regular Guys, a collective group that's trying > to understand and assimilate technology. We feel that resistance to > new ideas and technology is unwise and ultimately futile. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"