Thanks. I'll check this script out.
From: Oliver Fromme
To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG; Dan Daley ; Charles
Sprickman
; Warren Block ; Vincent Hoffman
Sent: Fri, June 8, 2012 2:47:37 AM
Subject: Re: Documenting 'make config' options
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Dan Daley wrote:
> I usually use portmaster to install ports. The options dialogs that pop
> up are often for dependencies. The options dialog gives the name of the
> port for which the options are being selected, but no description or
> indication as to why this is being installed (this co
On 07.06.12 08:27, Dave Hayes wrote:
Personally, a 'pkg-options-descr' text file would suit me just fine.
I have considered this lack of information about port options myself.
Sometimes, when installing "new" (to your understanding) software
finding out what those options actually do and wh
Doug Barton writes:
> On 06/06/2012 11:59, Dave Hayes wrote:
>> I'm describing more of a use case here, not attempting to specify an
>> implementation. If a user invokes 'make', a window is presented to them
>> with various options. It's probably very common that this is met with an
>> initial rea
I usually use portmaster to install ports. The options dialogs that pop
up are often for dependencies. The options dialog gives the name of the
port for which the options are being selected, but no description or
indication as to why this is being installed (this could be a dependency
of a de
On Jun 6, 2012, at 7:43 PM, Warren Block wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Jun 2012, Vincent Hoffman wrote:
>
>> On 06/06/2012 22:23, Glen Barber wrote:
>>> On Wed, Jun 06, 2012 at 02:14:46PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote:
On 06/06/2012 11:59, Dave Hayes wrote:
> I'm describing more of a use case here, not
On Wed, 6 Jun 2012, Vincent Hoffman wrote:
On 06/06/2012 22:23, Glen Barber wrote:
On Wed, Jun 06, 2012 at 02:14:46PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote:
On 06/06/2012 11:59, Dave Hayes wrote:
I'm describing more of a use case here, not attempting to specify an
implementation. If a user invokes 'make',
On 06/06/2012 22:23, Glen Barber wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 06, 2012 at 02:14:46PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote:
>> On 06/06/2012 11:59, Dave Hayes wrote:
>>> I'm describing more of a use case here, not attempting to specify an
>>> implementation. If a user invokes 'make', a window is presented to them
>>> w
On Wed, Jun 06, 2012 at 02:14:46PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote:
> On 06/06/2012 11:59, Dave Hayes wrote:
> > I'm describing more of a use case here, not attempting to specify an
> > implementation. If a user invokes 'make', a window is presented to them
> > with various options. It's probably very com
On 06/06/2012 11:59, Dave Hayes wrote:
> I'm describing more of a use case here, not attempting to specify an
> implementation. If a user invokes 'make', a window is presented to them
> with various options. It's probably very common that this is met with an
> initial reaction of "what the hell do
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