Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:58:33 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Anonymous <swell.k@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: keep-alive option for sudo in portmaster Message-ID: <4C5C9399.2020300@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <86iq3nfj3r.fsf@gmail.com> References: <86y6cjke9i.fsf@gmail.com> <4C5C8425.5060702@FreeBSD.org> <86iq3nfj3r.fsf@gmail.com>
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On 08/06/2010 15:54, Anonymous wrote: > Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> writes: > >> On 08/06/2010 07:27, Anonymous wrote: >>> While updating ports some take a long time to compile and when it >>> finally comes time to install I need to type password again. >>> Is there an option to prevent that? Smth like running >>> >>> $ sudo true >>> >>> would be enough to update time stamp. They're per tty by default, anyway. >> >> While I can sympathize with your situation, I think you'd be better off >> in this case running your portmaster commands in an actual root shell. > > Wouldn't periodic hook be useful to smth else besides PM_SU_CMD? Like > sending time passed since current port build started to xterm title. > It may help to guess how long till it completes the build. I look forward to reviewing your patches to implement this feature. :) Doug -- Improve the effectiveness of your Internet presence with a domain name makeover! http://SupersetSolutions.com/ Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. -- Pablo Picasso
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