On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 7:28 PM, Jeremy Lavergne <jer...@lavergne.gotdns.org > wrote:
> End users probably don't read the man pages to even know these flags > exist. That's what I already hinted at in my last mail. > We're left wondering how and why you're even using them. > > -p Despite any errors encountered, proceed to process multiple > ports and com- > mands. > > -f force mode (ignore state file) > > Do you run force mode on all your system commands Nope, I don't. > and never check the result before the next one? I gave up to do this for MacPorts upgrades, because it is so time consuming. I do however always check *afterwards* what problems did occur. > That's an analogy here. > That sentence I do not understand. > For what purpose are you using these flags? > I outlined that already in my last mail. :-)
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