Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2016 11:40:21 -0700 From: Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> To: "Ronald F. Guilmette" <rfg@tristatelogic.com> Cc: freebsd-ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Post-install messages Message-ID: <CAOjFWZ5kmraoXGOYQ3uY4jLVfBwSy8kWQ9OpwJ15JRdW0dF4%2Bw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <55122.1460140666@server1.tristatelogic.com> References: <55122.1460140666@server1.tristatelogic.com>
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On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 11:37 AM, Ronald F. Guilmette <rfg@tristatelogic.com= > wrote: > > I am bringing up a new 10.3-RELEASE system from scratch. > > While doing so, I unfortunately rushed ahead and installed > several packages I knew I needed using the "pkg install" > command, but I neglected to look carefully at all of the > helpful post-install messages for each package. Most of > these post-install messages appear to be merely informative, > however some of these appear to be REALLY critical, e.g. the > ones you get after "pkg install bash". > > Is there a way for me to go back now and see again all of the > post-install messages for all of the packages that I have > already installed, so that I can make sure that I've done > everything that should be done to properly install all these? > > I am hoping that there is some way for me to see all these > messages again *without* having to force re-install all of the > relevant packages. > =E2=80=8Bman pkg-query Read up on the %M (message contained in the matched package) option. That probably does what you want.=E2=80=8B --=20 Freddie Cash fjwcash@gmail.com
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