Hello. I used macports today, and had a few usability "suggestions/feature requests": for what they're worth :)
Here goes... If I do this: $ sudo port install vlc -f I'd expect it to be a "force install" the equivalent of $ sudo port -f install vlc instead, it surprised me by not doing a force install. FWIW. The "help" syntax might be expandable a bit.. $ port help install Usage: install Installs the given ports (doesn't list any options available to the install command?) Also it seems to be missing a "reinstall" command...perhaps one could be added, perhaps like the equivalent of sudo port uninstall suchAndSuch sudo port clean –all suchAndSuch sudo port install suchAndSuch or the like [?] Also I would have expected this to work: $ sudo port install twolame # it installs binary twolame $ sudo port install -s twolame # it "reinstalls, but from source" (currently it "does nothing") At least output something like "twolame is already installed" but, better yet, I had hoped that it would basically reinstall it, from source, realizing that its initial installation had been from a binary package. Well sorry for the flood. -roger- _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macports-users
