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Cc: FreeBSD Ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: always-interactive ports
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on 24/11/2008 14:13 Andrew D said the following:
> Andriy Gapon wrote:
>> I wonder if we have any flag for always-interactive ports i.e. ports
>> that prompt user for something regardless of all batch/interactivity
>> options. One example is java/jdk* ports that prompt user for license
>> acceptance.
>>
> 
> You will probably find this is for legal reasons.
> 
>> If we don't have such a flag, maybe we should add one.
>>
>> One use, for instance, is to skip such ports for portupgrade --batch.
>>
> 
> Doing this could make fBSD liable which we certainly don't want.
> 

I think that you did misunderstand what I asked and suggested.
I am speaking about skipping the ports not the prompts.

-- 
Andriy Gapon