Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 15:04:57 -0400 From: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> To: Mel Flynn <mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> Cc: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Reading warnings when installing multiple ports Message-ID: <4ad871310905121204w18990f46v6cf61bacaae1280b@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200905121953.35200.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> References: <26face530905101649kbb21d03ud620c15f16483c3f@mail.gmail.com> <4A07BD27.8080805@infracaninophile.co.uk> <20090511132124.GD20271@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <200905121953.35200.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net>
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On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Mel Flynn <mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> wrote: > On Monday 11 May 2009 15:21:24 Jerry McAllister wrote: > >> But, I very often wish there was a convenient way to see some of those >> messages and especially messages about things one has to do during >> the install, such as manually installing something or getting some >> license thing handled, before I start the port install. >> >> Sometimes I get a question in the middle of an install that I do not >> know how to answer and it is an awfully inconvenient time to have >> to start scrounging for information. =A0 =A0Having a commannd that >> would display all those things and maybe some related information >> or pointers to information for making an intelligent response - before >> starting the make - =A0would be very helpful. > > Do you have specific examples? Cause I can't think of anything that falls > under your description. Perhaps he is talking about the 'make options' output, such as what is displayed right before x11-wm/fluxbox begins to build. That is the only type of output I can ever remember seeing before a build begins. --=20 Glen Barber
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