How should MacPorts show users instruction messages (was: user instructions - was ... mysql5 + php5 + apache2)

2008-02-29 Thread js
I don't think this is not worth the effort. if there were a way to provide instrictions, it would encourages developer to write more messages I suppose. On 2/29/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The problem is that if you do miss these messages, then you can't easily

Re: How should MacPorts show users instruction messages (was: user instructions - was ... mysql5 + php5 + apache2)

2008-02-29 Thread Rainer Müller
js wrote: I don't think this is not worth the effort. if there were a way to provide instrictions, it would encourages developer to write more messages I suppose. One option would be to simply hold back any message until all ports installed and output them afterwards. So all messages would be

Re: How should MacPorts show users instruction messages

2008-02-29 Thread js
For this rather long nedi help, I would prefer to put them into some file like /opt/local/share/doc/nedi/INSTALL.macports and just print a message that there is additional help in this file. I like this idea. On 3/1/08, Rainer Müller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: js wrote: +1 +1 for what?

Re: How should MacPorts show users instruction messages

2008-02-29 Thread Rainer Müller
js wrote: +1 +1 for what? I just mentioned two possibilities how to solve this and we did not even gather additional ideas. This is not the time for voting yet. If you meant one particular idea, please use inline-replying to make that clear. Rainer

Re: How should MacPorts show users instruction messages (was: user instructions - was ... mysql5 + php5 + apache2)

2008-02-29 Thread js
+1 On 2/29/08, Rainer Müller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: js wrote: I don't think this is not worth the effort. if there were a way to provide instrictions, it would encourages developer to write more messages I suppose. One option would be to simply hold back any message until all ports