Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 00:31:58 -0400 From: parv <parv_@yahoo.com> To: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> Cc: f-ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: "make fetch" process can't be stopped from keyboard Message-ID: <20011015003158.B1780@moo.holy.cow> In-Reply-To: <20011013000243.A35676@moo.holy.cow>; from parv_@yahoo.com on Sat, Oct 13, 2001 at 12:02:43AM -0400 References: <20011011235933.A9579@moo.holy.cow> <20011012102359.D78786@straylight.oblivion.bg> <20011013000243.A35676@moo.holy.cow>
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this was, on the fateful occasion around Oct 13 00:02 -0400, sent by parv > ... > > On Thu, Oct 11, 2001 at 11:59:33PM -0400, parv wrote: > > > is it just me or did anybody else observe that "make fetch" process > > > cannot be stopped from keyboard (Ctrl-Z, or SIGSTP) anymore and/or > > > after upgrading to 4.4? > > > > > > i was happier when the fetch process could be stopped (thus could go in > > > background) -- via Ctrl-Z w/o the need to log on another term to send > > > SIGSTOP -- and would have let me to take care of other things. :< > > let me add a qualification to above message: it doesn't happen all the > time, but only/mostly when a dependency file(s) need to be fetched. > please believe me, i did come across at least 3 of such events. i will > keep track of it next time. ... ok, here is an example: port is graphics/avifile. i did not have any files for it, so they needed to be fetched first. avifile-0.60.20010920.tar.gz was fetched during 'make build'. to complete the install process, w32codec-0.18.zip & wmvds32.ax.gz were needed & fetched. now, during the fetching of these 2 files, when i tried to stop (Ctrl-Z), fetching wasn't stopped and rewarded w/ '^Z' character. -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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