Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2016 20:48:51 +0200 From: olli hauer <ohauer@gmx.de> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Cc: "Ronald F. Guilmette" <rfg@tristatelogic.com> Subject: Re: Post-install messages Message-ID: <5707FD13.2060802@gmx.de> In-Reply-To: <55122.1460140666@server1.tristatelogic.com> References: <55122.1460140666@server1.tristatelogic.com>
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On 2016-04-08 20:37, Ronald F. Guilmette 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. Try the command `pkg info -aD | less' or for a single package `pkg info -D $packagename' -- olli
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