What tool is generating the various normal port install messages?
Gary Aitken
ah at dreamchaser.org
Sat Nov 3 04:24:56 UTC 2012
On 11/02/12 21:41, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote:
>
> I ran into something that looks like a small bug relating to install
> of the ffmpeg port. (See below.) I will be filing of formal PR (shortly)
> to report this bug, but usually, I do try to spend at least a few
> minutes before I file any formal PR, trying to work out for myself
> what the proper solution or workaround is. In this case however
> I am utterly stumped. I can't even get to first base. This has
> made me realize that I know a lot less about the FreeBSD ports
> building system than I thought I did.
>
> So I'm asking: Which tool (or piece of code) is it, exactly, that
> prints all these normal build messages when building or installing
> a port? I mean specifically these ones:
>
> ===> Generating temporary packing list
>
> INSTALL <...>
>
> STRIP <...>
>
> Who generates those message?
I don't know squat about the ports build but the Generating... string is
from /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk
Gary
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