Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:39:33 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portmaster with no run arguments. Message-ID: <4C8ACFC5.8000603@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4C8ACEB8.9060106@FreeBSD.org> References: <4C8AA484.5050105@DataIX.net> <4C8ACEB8.9060106@FreeBSD.org>
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On 9/10/2010 5:35 PM, Doug Barton wrote: > On 9/10/2010 2:35 PM, jhell wrote: >> >> Hi Doug, >> >> Just thought I would write you about an unexpected output from >> portmaster to get your opinion. I just ran 'portmaster' alone without >> any arguments to get the list of "--help". Surprising enough to me it >> searched for a null port and output the following. >> >> ===>>> No valid installed port, or port directory given >> ===>>> Try portmaster --help >> >> Would it be wise if portmaster was run with no arguments that it just >> output the '--help' by default ?. > > That's what it used to do, but the list is way too long now to be > meaningful in this context. > The current output tells the user why it errored out, and > gives the recommendation on where to look for more information, which I > think is quite reasonable. > > > Thanks for your interest, > > Doug > -- ... and that's just a little bit of history repeating. -- Propellerheads Improve the effectiveness of your Internet presence with a domain name makeover! http://SupersetSolutions.com/
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