Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2012 19:10:09 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Dave Hayes <dave@jetcafe.org>, FreeBSD ports list <freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Documenting 'make config' options Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206091902210.71605@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <4FD3F149.10602@FreeBSD.org> References: <CAOgwaMvsv3e1TxDauV038Pp7LRiYeH7oAODE%2Bw-pxHt9oGrXMA@mail.gmail.com> <201206020012.q520CEcf057568@hugeraid.jetcafe.org> <20120602004230.GA14487@in-addr.com> <201206040224.q542OBqk085897@hugeraid.jetcafe.org> <20120604043233.GB32597@lonesome.com> <201206040841.q548fVHa091169@hugeraid.jetcafe.org> <CADLo83-9jE1zAtdXrA78=K5AE7yR4UsMh=efeC5L4kXijaDFaQ@mail.gmail.com> <201206041841.q54IfUow001060@hugeraid.jetcafe.org> <20120604191343.GF10783@isuckatdomains.isuckatdomains.net> <201206041932.q54JWONA001600@hugeraid.jetcafe.org> <4FCDA15C.2000700@digsys.bg> <201206061859.q56IxvLx045828@hugeraid.jetcafe.org> <4FCFC846.5050508@FreeBSD.org> <201206070527.q575R1sX052893@hugeraid.jetcafe.org> <4FD37B40.2030500@FreeBSD.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206091850110.71605@wonkity.com> <4FD3F149.10602@FreeBSD.org>
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On Sat, 9 Jun 2012, Doug Barton wrote: > On 06/09/2012 17:54, Warren Block wrote: >> On Sat, 9 Jun 2012, Doug Barton wrote: >> >>> On 06/06/2012 22:27, Dave Hayes wrote: >>>> Personally, a 'pkg-options-descr' text file would suit me just fine. >>> >>> For those on -ports, the context is, "How do we provide more information >>> about what the various options mean?" This idea seems reasonable to me, >>> what do others think? >> >> The user needs to know what the options mean when they appear, and >> having to go look them up in another file is just another hassle. >> Difficult to do in some situations, too. Better to show them when the >> user scrolls to that option. Here's what I suggested in -stable: >> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2012-June/068187.html >> >> No new files, only one copy of the descriptions so they don't get out of >> sync. > > That's a nice idea, how do you make it work with dialog? No idea, this is still the design phase. :) Actually, a message I now can't find suggested that dialog may be able to do it unchanged.
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