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Peter Volkov wrote: |
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> Seems that we already have everything you dreamed about: |
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> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=3&chap=1#doc_chap4 |
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> Take a look at PORTAGE_ELOG_SYSTEM. It even can send that messages by |
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> mail :) |
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This is all cool, indeed! :) |
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I suspect, however, that most users have never played with these |
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variables. I think that saving this info in the portage db or making it |
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more default/official in some way could be a great help. The core |
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problem is, I think, that many users do not know where to look when |
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having trouble, so they may not even realize that what they need is in |
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the log info. |
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The reason I was phrasing it more in "readme" terms is that most people |
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can identify with that concept, and it could be made clear that there |
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exists Gentoo-specific readme info that is always available (regardless |
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of whether a user sets up the portage logging stuff). The bare log |
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messages could exist as a minimal default for packages that do nothing |
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special to provide more readme info. |
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-Joe |
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