From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 12 19:04:57 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EFD4B106566B for ; Tue, 12 May 2009 19:04:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com (rv-out-0506.google.com [209.85.198.230]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1D908FC19 for ; Tue, 12 May 2009 19:04:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: by rv-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id k40so129219rvb.43 for ; Tue, 12 May 2009 12:04:57 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=iABoI0Go6s2beVZGnMgVls57LFgrnE7dDGBy7Hx84kM=; b=oMCtSsK8RStOurJHhUm89ZKdVez6kJ2wj5QZJPWBQ1Mci88IwzEHBTTxAfexw/LRNT s2K2dA0VQ1prDRAp0l3ZZ1aJgEAQp6+9+GF+060+llOOiyrFeHIwY1MK0nGnfvXyv/Kb B9LOCZNKmfz8gk0DtX6feEySmx/n7FxMP8QYk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=RjvWbLn0Ofif421TFSDFcR2jM7lM0nRXxk8cdDHH1fa7hVlwrSE/iaXi1bMI6mBZcj /zANubx3Ky7oH9N6ilOg6856U9famkAZJLiDL8xHNEwi9yWH77FF7Uco6I6NzwVl8Jd9 G7rF11aW+NKcAKrGp8htjVm6+xFU0tjRKNniE= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.141.89.13 with SMTP id r13mr15749rvl.18.1242155097271; Tue, 12 May 2009 12:04:57 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <200905121953.35200.mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> References: <26face530905101649kbb21d03ud620c15f16483c3f@mail.gmail.com> <4A07BD27.8080805@infracaninophile.co.uk> <20090511132124.GD20271@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <200905121953.35200.mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 15:04:57 -0400 Message-ID: <4ad871310905121204w18990f46v6cf61bacaae1280b@mail.gmail.com> From: Glen Barber To: Mel Flynn Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: Jerry McAllister , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Reading warnings when installing multiple ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 19:04:58 -0000 On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Mel Flynn 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