Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 16:51:40 +0200 From: Florent Peterschmitt <florent@peterschmitt.fr> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Proposal: do not show up the dialog(1) by default? Message-ID: <519E2CFC.3070908@peterschmitt.fr> In-Reply-To: <519DB904.2050209@delphij.net> References: <20130523054541.GH96836@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> <519DB904.2050209@delphij.net>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) ------enig2LPFBXESBVXMSHJWPMFAW Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Le 23/05/2013 08:36, Xin Li a =E9crit : > On 5/22/13 10:45 PM, Baptiste Daroussin wrote: >> hi, >=20 >> A lot of people seems to be complaining about the configuration >> dialog popping up all the time. >=20 >> What if we change the default behaviour to not pop up the dialog >> each time there is a changed option but only when the user >> explicitly type make config? >=20 >> Just a proposal, please give your opinion. >=20 >> Of course make config-recursive behaviour won't change. >=20 > I think this would be a good idea. If the a majority of users need to > change default options, then the default should be changed. >=20 > Not really related to the dialog, but maybe, I mean maybe, we can > teach package tools to just go ahead download and install package, if > the options being chosen matches the package options, if the host > system meets certain criteria (e.g. is a supported release or > -CURRENT) and the package is available? >=20 > Another idea is to collect the options from user, and send it as a > feedback (the user have reviewed the default and either accepted it, > or have changed). This would help port maintainers to decide which > options should be made default, etc. What you're thinking about is a sort of intelligent dialog ? In my opinion, dialog should *not* pop-up and take options like this: * A default option changed by user has changed -> take user's one * All default options unchanged by user -> take new defaults And we should let user the choice of the behavior. Also give an automated feedback to default options is not a bad idea. > Cheers, --=20 Florent Peterschmitt | /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign florent@peterschmitt.fr | \ / - No HTML/RTF in E-mail +33 (0)6 64 33 97 92 | X - No proprietary attachments http://florent.peterschmitt.fr | / \ - Respect for open standards ------enig2LPFBXESBVXMSHJWPMFAW Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Icedove - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJRni0AAAoJEMtO2Sol0IImTRMIAJBpF3Uo1OHATzi3zRkj88TX BdAMn4mNDQNZcSV99IADCEgb3koeBLDG7O90newAvwoOnztqMj5j7SfgjxlMZ8ka wBciRXtzwOO0pUeKN9tF7cZtUvD8npyL4UjySrzdYjEF/VfKhuddpF2CmTMUKUs+ J6r7mOPw8JKXca4IQTMDotXt1onMa3clCHDp7pHdOAE5LSrddUGzo+2fY7NkBfKg HJWCu0cDK5D9POVtGw3aZVWSQfBO0ONKCJsN1t9oZ1hwCX4mBhZdIGjAkxUJr4hY +7fHpqQ9A6vTnfUfG5I0mR5JgGrgyMvQ+lsbnyYZkVKsaGt3hL7R4K/lH9xkh50= =Wm5c -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------enig2LPFBXESBVXMSHJWPMFAW--
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