Date: Sat, 30 Sep 1995 14:36:15 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> To: jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) Cc: jkh@freefall.freebsd.org, CVS-commiters@freefall.freebsd.org, cvs-user@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/release/sysinstall install.c media.c tape.c Message-ID: <199509302136.OAA02165@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <21532.812496855@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at Sep 30, 95 02:34:15 pm
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> > > Humm... in that case I think ``I'' would rather see this switched back to > > doing the dots things, as at least then I had a chance to see an error in > > the output, as a by file name type listing will quickly scroll any type > > of error off the debug screens. You can implement the "", "-v", "-V" > > option as a 2.2 feature addition. > > Well, this was originally why I did things that way but I've received > like 5 or 6 complaints from people saying that they would much rather > see which files are being extracted so they know more about what's > being installed. I guess it's not possible to please everyone, > at least not without adding the aformentioned generalization stuff. You might mention to the people that have asked for this ``feature'' my feelings on the subject and see if they would rather have there feature or my ability to find error messages in the output :-). They can always find out what was installed with: find / | sort >/tmp/install.list :-). -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD
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