Date: Thu, 24 May 2018 11:45:11 -0700 (PDT) From: "Dan Mahoney (Gushi)" <freebsd@gushi.org> To: Pete Wright <pete@nomadlogic.org> Cc: Johannes Lundberg <johalun0@gmail.com>, FreeBSD <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>, rde@tavi.co.uk, 000.fbsd@quip.cz Subject: Re: Pause pkg install messages Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1805241142560.2459@prime.gushi.org> In-Reply-To: <e05e2fb7-7fb4-c954-c5ca-a1cd8cbb0484@nomadlogic.org> References: <CAECmPwuOyHBkne7AVtPHXAi6KhgtQFq_OYsaCjd4BBP6Hat8OQ@mail.gmail.com> <20180524091741.59dbabf2@raksha.tavi.co.uk> <CAECmPwvDG=A4BJLH17YoWGcOP6hZh%2Bx4j0aD9uRf%2B29%2B=zZAJg@mail.gmail.com> <999c38f3-8127-6ffa-fad1-818566c2801a@quip.cz> <CAECmPwsD=wB=duhUQmiqbMgM9OvD%2BKt6d4%2B1iY-N8eDXKCJ%2BkA@mail.gmail.com> <e05e2fb7-7fb4-c954-c5ca-a1cd8cbb0484@nomadlogic.org>
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On Thu, 24 May 2018, Pete Wright wrote: > > > On 05/24/2018 02:46, Johannes Lundberg wrote: >>=20 >>> If you need to re-show message of any installed package, "pkg info -D" >>> (or pkg info --pkg-message) is your friend. Nothing is lost. You can >>> view it anytime. >>>=20 >> If you're in virtualbox on a laptop, you seldom have scroll lock unless = you >> map it manually (which is not easy to know how to do). >> And, yes you can review the messages later but how do you know which of = the >> 100's of package had important messages for you? >>=20 >> Often when I install 100's of package I walk away from the computer and >> when I come back all the messages except the very last one or two have >> scrolled by. >> I think we should have a pager that says something like "please carefull= y >> read through these messages", halt the output and let's you scroll one p= age >> or pkg at the time. >>=20 >> Even better, a Y/N question asking the user if they want configuration t= o >> be done for them where it makes sense (but that's a bigger project). >>=20 > I think having pkg output something along the lines of "missed important= =20 > messages or want to view them again, run pkg info -D at any time.=C2=A0 h= ere's the=20 > list of pkgs we just installed:" would be a good improvement. > > it would encourage people to get more comfortable with the pkg tool itsel= f=20 > while not changing the default behaviour that experienced admins/users ha= ve=20 > gotten used to. All FreeBSD systems by default come set up with the expectation that=20 you (the admin) are going to receive mail from cron and periodic. I'd opt= =20 to also email this, on by default, but turn-offable. FWIW, I believe this is also what Debian does. Best, -Dan --=20 "It would be bad." -Egon Spengler, "Ghostbusters" --------Dan Mahoney-------- Techie, Sysadmin, WebGeek Gushi on efnet/undernet IRC FB: fb.com/DanielMahoneyIV LI: linkedin.com/in/gushi Site: http://www.gushi.org ---------------------------
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