From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG  Wed May 10 19:06:13 2006
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG>
X-Original-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E715616AE09
	for <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>; Wed, 10 May 2006 19:06:13 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar)
Received: from smtp.unsam.edu.ar (smtp.unsam.edu.ar [170.210.48.3])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D08243D5E
	for <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>; Wed, 10 May 2006 19:06:10 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar)
Received: from omega.iib.unsam.edu.ar (omega.iib.unsam.edu.ar [192.168.10.14])
	by smtp.unsam.edu.ar (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id k4AJ6oKq025093;
	Wed, 10 May 2006 16:06:51 -0300 (ART)
	(envelope-from fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar)
Received: from omega.iib.unsam.edu.ar (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by omega.iib.unsam.edu.ar (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k4AJ67n5076742; 
	Wed, 10 May 2006 16:06:07 -0300 (ART)
	(envelope-from fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar)
Received: (from fernan@localhost)
	by omega.iib.unsam.edu.ar (8.13.4/8.13.3/Submit) id k4AJ66II076739;
	Wed, 10 May 2006 16:06:06 -0300 (ART)
	(envelope-from fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar)
X-Authentication-Warning: omega.iib.unsam.edu.ar: fernan set sender to
	fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar using -f
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 16:06:06 -0300
From: Fernan Aguero <fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar>
To: martinko <martinkov@pobox.sk>
Message-ID: <20060510190606.GH44733@iib.unsam.edu.ar>
Mail-Followup-To: martinko <martinkov@pobox.sk>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
References: <20060508200926.GA6005@daemons.gr>
	<20060508212441.GB767@picobyte.net> <e3tcpq$fc1$1@sea.gmane.org>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <e3tcpq$fc1$1@sea.gmane.org>
User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11
Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: ports structure and improvement suggestions
X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD <freebsd-ports.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports>,
	<mailto:freebsd-ports-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-ports-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports>,
	<mailto:freebsd-ports-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 19:06:18 -0000

+----[ martinko <martinkov@pobox.sk> (10.May.2006 16:01):
|
| Shaun Amott wrote:
| > 
| > There is also no space for detailed descriptions of what knobs do inside
| > the OPTIONS dialog. It is often easier to make the user look at the
| > Makefile for a description and/or print out a message before installing.
| > 
| 
| the problem with messages is imho that they are basically all the same
| level and once you run make or portupgrade you won't usually have a
| chance to read any of them. many times i noticed something only because
| of pure luck and then often i had to stop the installation process so
| that i could read the message. :(
|
+----]

use script(1)?

Fernan