Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 20:48:43 -0300 From: Duane Whitty <duane@dwlabs.ca> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portmaster deletes failed ports Message-ID: <4502015B.8000205@dwlabs.ca> In-Reply-To: <44FDF3F0.6080901@bellsouth.net> References: <edkrel$2hkh$1@FreeBSD.csie.nctu.edu.tw> <44FDF3F0.6080901@bellsouth.net>
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B Briggs wrote: > 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? > IMHO, this should be configurable. Just my $0.02 BR, Duane
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