Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:02:24 -0500 From: B Briggs <rcbdyndns@bellsouth.net> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portmaster deletes failed ports Message-ID: <44FDF3F0.6080901@bellsouth.net> In-Reply-To: <edkrel$2hkh$1@FreeBSD.csie.nctu.edu.tw> References: <edkrel$2hkh$1@FreeBSD.csie.nctu.edu.tw>
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Doug Barton wrote: > B Briggs wrote: > >> The problem is that if unattended, you will not know if the port was >> deleted especially if you have a lot of output. > > I should have added in my previous reply that your statement above is not > accurate. If the install fails, that invocation of portmaster will fail, > which will cause all/any parent portmaster processes above it to fail as > well. Thus, in the event that a port fails to install, the user will be > notified of it immediately, and no further actions will be taken. > > hth, > > Doug > Thanks for the correction. I might note that average Joe won't know what to do with that notification, and even if a backup was specified, might not know what to do with the backup. I'm willing to attempt a patch for this, but if I have any questions about 'best practices', can I contact you? For instance, where is the best place to put a temporary backup package? /var/tmp, /tmp, /usr/ports/packages/All? -- Bo Briggs
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