* Stuart Henderson wrote: > On 2008/12/12 08:06, Marc Balmer wrote: > > > > > > It's also not mentioned by pkg_info as something of interest. It > > > should be, right? > > > > Your are wrong. When you install CUPS, a message is displayed. > > That message can be redisplayed at any time using 'pkg_info -M cups'. > > These are too easy to miss at some point after installation. > What does anyone think about doing something like this?
They obviously are... I think we should maybe indeed have such an indication of some sort. > > ... > Index: pkg_info > =================================================================== > RCS file: /data/cvsroot/open/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.sbin/pkg_add/pkg_info,v > retrieving revision 1.70 > diff -u -p -r1.70 pkg_info > --- pkg_info 26 Oct 2008 16:16:37 -0000 1.70 > +++ pkg_info 12 Dec 2008 09:44:17 -0000 > @@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ sub print_description > print; > } > close $fh; > + > + if (-f $dir.DISPLAY) { > + print "This package has an installation message."; > + } > } > > sub get_line > ... > > I didn't put too much thought into the wording, I intend it as > a quick diff to illustrate the discussion rather than to commit > directly - maybe we want to also mention other things like > UNDISPLAY, etc. Or maybe it /is/ fine just like this. > -- Marc Balmer, Micro Systems, Wiesendamm 2a, Postfach, CH-4019 Basel, Switzerland http://www.msys.ch/ http://www.vnode.ch/ "In God we trust, in C we code."