cvs commit: ports/security/bro Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist ports/security/bro/files patch-Conn.h patch-Makefile.in patch-Obj.cc patch-Serializer.h patch-aux-scripts-Makefile.in patch-libedit::configure patch-patricia.c patch-patricia.h ...

[Kris Kennaway]

Edwin Groothuis wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 08:16:57PM +0200, Kris Kennaway wrote:
>>>  Added IS_INTERACTIVE to the port
>> Interactive ports are highly discouraged.  What is the necessity for it 
>> here?
> 
> The problem is that the installation script of the port itself (not
> the ports framework) asks a couple of questions. Normally when this
> happens you hope you can EOF the input and it takes some defaults,
> but here it keeps asking over and over and over.

Sounds like it needs to be patched to not do that but apply reasonable 
defaults.

Kris