On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 9:33 PM, Stephen Montgomery-Smith < stephen_at_math.missouri.edu> wrote: > Rob Lytle wrote: > >> Hi Kevin, >> >> The sysinstall dependency problem has existed for 10 years, so I doubt >> that >> its unique to me. It has occurred in every installation I have ever done. >> >> I use portupgrade for all ports. >> >> i strongly disagree with using ports for huge packages. I don't have the >> time to waste compiling. Plus, you are presented with numerous nag >> screens >> so you have to babysit the whole process. >> > > You can get rid of the nag screens by putting "BATCH=yes" into > /etc/make.conf. (Not that this negates your other points.) What the hell does "yes" mean? That all option boxes are checked, or none at all? I have never seen this explained anywhere. Rob -- ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.youtube.com/user/whiteflluffyclouds (Ham radio videos)Received on Fri Jul 04 2008 - 02:38:54 UTC
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