pkg: how to retrieve the messages ports emit after install?

[Andrea Venturoli]

On 2020-03-18 07:28, Chris wrote:
> OK I'm a by ports make install as a rule. But I needed to
> spin up a box quickly, and decided to use pkg(8). xorg,
> and another port (package) I installed, dumped some
> important information after the install. I stripped the
> text from the console/terminal, and tried to paste it into
> a fresh file. But the new graphics drivers don't allow
> that sort of thing (graphics vs text mode). So I was left
> with mostly gibberish. I need to get that information back.
> I just guessed that pkg message <port-name> might do it.
> But no joy. How can I retrieve that information?

Not sure I understand what you are asking for...
Perhaps
"pkg info -D {pkgname}"
or
"pkg info -D -a"
?

"pkg help info" might also be useful.

Sorry if that's not what you were asking.

  bye
	av.