ports structure and improvement suggestions

Fernan Aguero fernan at iib.unsam.edu.ar
Wed May 10 19:06:18 UTC 2006


+----[ martinko <martinkov at pobox.sk> (10.May.2006 16:01):
|
| Shaun Amott wrote:
| > 
| > There is also no space for detailed descriptions of what knobs do inside
| > the OPTIONS dialog. It is often easier to make the user look at the
| > Makefile for a description and/or print out a message before installing.
| > 
| 
| the problem with messages is imho that they are basically all the same
| level and once you run make or portupgrade you won't usually have a
| chance to read any of them. many times i noticed something only because
| of pure luck and then often i had to stop the installation process so
| that i could read the message. :(
|
+----]

use script(1)?

Fernan


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