-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Ciaran McCreesh wrote: > On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 20:05:45 -0500 "Nathan L. Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > | Ciaran McCreesh wrote: > | > On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 19:45:08 -0500 "Nathan L. Adams" > | > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | > wrote: > | > | Just keep in mind that portage is supposed to be non-interactive > | > | and most users like it that way. (Although the countdown when > | > | cleaning out old packages kinda breaks that idea, but I digress.) > | > > | > You really should give the GLEP a read. It's quite nice, you know... > | > > | > | Your explanations hint at interacting with portage during an emerge. > | Specifically you floated the idea of having emerge print a red flashy > | message before doing the emerge. *That* is what I was commenting on. > > Ever noticed any of the other red flashies that emerge gives? For > example, if you try emerge -C glibc? Doesn't break the non-interactive > requirement, it's just yet another way of shoving something in the > user's face if they somehow ignore all the normal warnings. >
Yes, I've noticed them. My point is that you need to be careful that the red-flashy doesn't the primary way of delivering the message. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDarid2QTTR4CNEQARAq+gAKCZ0e1kZHeuYvQcjqxKwTZ+XsbXRACgh2ef gSZ1q0Of1t6SA6u5oMQkp5c= =oKCA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list
