Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 21:23:57 +0000 From: Frank Shute <frank@shute.org.uk> To: "Randal L. Schwartz" <merlyn@stonehenge.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portupgrade, batch mode? Message-ID: <20100207212357.GA59613@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <86eikw4ws6.fsf@blue.stonehenge.com> References: <8021a2661002070359g6c23344cq744a843024ebf565@mail.gmail.com> <20100207193216.GA59358@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> <86eikw4ws6.fsf@blue.stonehenge.com>
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On Sun, Feb 07, 2010 at 12:26:49PM -0800, Randal L. Schwartz wrote: > > >>>>> "Frank" == Frank Shute <frank@shute.org.uk> writes: > > Frank> But IMHO, remembering to always give portupgrade the -C switch is the > Frank> way to go. > > Sadly, I've run across Perl ports that still ask questions, even when > being run from portupgrade, and -C doesn't help those. All the Perl ports I've installed (e.g p5-*) have just installed for me without any curses options menu. Although I'd describe you as a "Perl power user" and undoubtedly have more Perl ports installed than I have. > > I'm guessing from this description that I should be noticing these > and reporting it to someone? Are you talking about ports that depend on Perl? Can you give an example of a Perl port that asks you questions? Don't mean to be obstructive in any way; genuinely curious as AFAICR I haven't come across one. It could be that the questions asked of you when you install the ports are outside the scope of a curses interface i.e because you have to type something in rather than (un)tick an option. In that case, the -C option to portupgrade or the --batch option wont work. PS. Many thanks for your writings on Perl, they largely taught me what I know of Perl and led to many hours of enjoyment. Many Regards, -- Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html
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