Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 10:48:30 +0000 (GMT) From: "Alexandre L." <axelbsd@ymail.com> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Problem using Portmaster to upgrade installed ports via packages only Message-ID: <45735.94334.qm@web24818.mail.ird.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <4C2E8B0D.5030106@FreeBSD.org>
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First, Thanks Doug for responding to my mails. =0A=0A> > I don't know (or u= nderstand) if I have to set a value=0A> to=0A> > PM_SU_VERBOSE=0A> =0A> Tha= t depends on your goal. Why are you setting this?=0AI thought that PM_SU_VE= RBOSE will explain the errors about my sudo problem. I can use portmaster w= ith sudo only with the command : =0A#sudo portmaster <-options>=0Abut not w= ith .portmasterrc, or /etc/portmaster.rc=0A=0A> > I have tried to set PM_SU= _VERBOSE=3D/usr/local/bin/sudo=0A> > without success If you can help me her= e, I have read=0A> the manpage=0A> > hundred times, but haven't found where= I am wrong.=0A> =0A> Please copy and paste the parts of the man page that = are=0A> confusing. That=0A> will help me improve it.=0A=0AI think I have mi= sunderstood the using of PM_SU_VERBOSE. I thought that PM_SU_VERBOSE was th= e verbose mode of PM_SU_CMD. As you describe in your mail, the using of thi= s option is not applied for my case. =0A=0A> Meanwhile, you might also cons= ider simply running=0A> portmaster as root.=0A> There is nothing preferable= about running it with sudo, it=0A> is a feature=0A> that I added because u= sers so often requested it.=0AI have apply your advice, and I haven't got p= roblem. Now I can install ports from packages (if available) or from source= s.=0A =0AReally, thanks again Doug for your help, and advices.=0A=0AAlexand= re.=0A=0A=0A
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