Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:51:12 +0200 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org> Cc: pauls@utdallas.edu, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/security/bro Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist ports/security/bro/files patch-Conn.h patch-Makefile.in patch-Obj.cc patch-Serializer.h patch-aux-scripts-Makefile.in patch-libedit::configure patch-patricia.c patch-patricia.h ... Message-ID: <46EA4B80.9080604@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20070913222236.GF17659@k7.mavetju> References: <200709101328.l8ADSDS6020847@repoman.freebsd.org> <46E97E99.5030103@FreeBSD.org> <20070913222236.GF17659@k7.mavetju>
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Edwin Groothuis wrote: > On Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 08:16:57PM +0200, Kris Kennaway wrote: >>> Added IS_INTERACTIVE to the port >> Interactive ports are highly discouraged. What is the necessity for it >> here? > > The problem is that the installation script of the port itself (not > the ports framework) asks a couple of questions. Normally when this > happens you hope you can EOF the input and it takes some defaults, > but here it keeps asking over and over and over. Sounds like it needs to be patched to not do that but apply reasonable defaults. Kris
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