On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 2:48 AM, Olivier Smedts <oliv...@gid0.org> wrote: > 2012/7/5 Mike Meyer <m...@mired.org>: >> My objection was not due to misunderstanding about auto-install. I >> find the feature annoying - spewing a bunch of crap at me because of a >> typo. It annoys me far more often than it actually helps me, because >> more often than not the "missing command" is a typo, *not* an attempt >> to run a command I don't have. I.e., if I type mmap instead of nmap, I >> get: >> >> mwm@IPGhosterCrawlerI:~$ mmap >> No command 'mmap' found, did you mean: >> Command 'jmap' from package 'openjdk-6-jdk' (main) >> Command 'jmap' from package 'openjdk-7-jdk' (universe) >> Command 'gmap' from package 'gmap' (multiverse) >> Command 'gmap' from package 'scotch' (universe) >> Command 'tmap' from package 'emboss' (universe) >> Command 'smap' from package 'slurm-llnl' (universe) >> Command 'pmap' from package 'procps' (main) >> Command 'moap' from package 'moap' (universe) >> Command 'umap' from package 'libunicode-map8-perl' (main) >> Command 'map' from package 'sgt-puzzles' (universe) >> Command 'amap' from package 'amap-align' (universe) >> mmap: command not found > > And it really annoys me too because usually, instead of an immediate > "command not found", you've got a reply seconds later if on a not so > fast computer. When working on Ubuntu, after a typo or missing command > I have the time to realize that something strange is happening, to > read again what I typed and to hit ^C before any message is displayed.
Almost like you need a "Better diagnostic message to note that a package database is being searched" ;]... -Garrett _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
