Reading warnings when installing multiple ports

2009-05-10 Thread Kelly Jones
I often use "make -DBATCH install" to install ports. Problem: many ports spew out a warning/todo message after you install them (eg, "you must manually create an x user" or something). Since ports install "recursively", I miss most of these messages. Can I tell ports to store these messages for

Re: Reading warnings when installing multiple ports

2009-05-10 Thread Glen Barber
On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 7:49 PM, Kelly Jones wrote: > I often use "make -DBATCH install" to install ports. > > Problem: many ports spew out a warning/todo message after you install > them (eg, "you must manually create an x user" or something). > > Since ports install "recursively", I miss most of

Re: Reading warnings when installing multiple ports

2009-05-10 Thread Matthew Seaman
Kelly Jones wrote: I often use "make -DBATCH install" to install ports. Problem: many ports spew out a warning/todo message after you install them (eg, "you must manually create an x user" or something). Since ports install "recursively", I miss most of these messages. Can I tell ports to stor

Re: Reading warnings when installing multiple ports

2009-05-11 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 04:49:27PM -0700, Kelly Jones wrote: > I often use "make -DBATCH install" to install ports. > > Problem: many ports spew out a warning/todo message after you install > them (eg, "you must manually create an x user" or something). > > Since ports install "recursively", I m

Re: Reading warnings when installing multiple ports

2009-05-11 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 06:52:39AM +0100, Matthew Seaman wrote: > Kelly Jones wrote: > >I often use "make -DBATCH install" to install ports. > > > >Problem: many ports spew out a warning/todo message after you install > >them (eg, "you must manually create an x user" or something). > > > >Since po

Re: Reading warnings when installing multiple ports

2009-05-12 Thread Mel Flynn
On Monday 11 May 2009 15:21:24 Jerry McAllister wrote: > But, I very often wish there was a convenient way to see some of those > messages and especially messages about things one has to do during > the install, such as manually installing something or getting some > license thing handled, before

Re: Reading warnings when installing multiple ports

2009-05-12 Thread Glen Barber
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Mel Flynn wrote: > On Monday 11 May 2009 15:21:24 Jerry McAllister wrote: > >> But, I very often wish there was a convenient way to see some of those >> messages and especially messages about things one has to do during >> the install, such as manually installing s

Re: Reading warnings when installing multiple ports

2009-05-13 Thread Mel Flynn
On Tuesday 12 May 2009 21:04:57 Glen Barber wrote: > On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Mel Flynn > > wrote: > > On Monday 11 May 2009 15:21:24 Jerry McAllister wrote: > >> But, I very often wish there was a convenient way to see some of those > >> messages and especially messages about things one h

Re: Reading warnings when installing multiple ports

2009-05-15 Thread mfv
On Tuesday 12 May 2009 13:53:35 Mel Flynn wrote: > On Monday 11 May 2009 15:21:24 Jerry McAllister wrote: > > But, I very often wish there was a convenient way to see some of those > > messages and especially messages about things one has to do during > > the install, such as manually installing so

Re: Reading warnings when installing multiple ports

2009-05-16 Thread Mel Flynn
On Friday 15 May 2009 19:26:00 mfv wrote: > On Tuesday 12 May 2009 13:53:35 Mel Flynn wrote: > > On Monday 11 May 2009 15:21:24 Jerry McAllister wrote: > > > But, I very often wish there was a convenient way to see some of those > > > messages and especially messages about things one has to do duri

Re: Reading warnings when installing multiple ports

2009-05-16 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 11:24:42AM +0200, Mel Flynn wrote: > On Friday 15 May 2009 19:26:00 mfv wrote: > > On Tuesday 12 May 2009 13:53:35 Mel Flynn wrote: > > > On Monday 11 May 2009 15:21:24 Jerry McAllister wrote: > > > > But, I very often wish there was a convenient way to see some of those >

Re: Reading warnings when installing multiple ports

2009-05-19 Thread Mel Flynn
On Saturday 16 May 2009 21:21:54 Jerry McAllister wrote: > On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 11:24:42AM +0200, Mel Flynn wrote: > > On Friday 15 May 2009 19:26:00 mfv wrote: > > > On Tuesday 12 May 2009 13:53:35 Mel Flynn wrote: > > > > On Monday 11 May 2009 15:21:24 Jerry McAllister wrote: > > > > > But, I

Re: Reading warnings when installing multiple ports

2009-05-19 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 03:05:38PM +0200, Mel Flynn wrote: > On Saturday 16 May 2009 21:21:54 Jerry McAllister wrote: > > > > > > Sometimes I get a question in the middle of an install that I do > > > > > > not know how to answer and it is an awfully inconvenient time to > > > > > > have to start