On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:14:02 -0800 "Mark D. Foster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Vince wrote: > > Ashley Moran wrote: > > > >> Hi > >> > >> I was just wondering, what is the motivation behind the GUI > >> configuration for some ports? Simply put, they drive me up the > >> wall. I've lost count of the number of times I've come back to a > >> big install to find it hanging on a config screen. Possibly I'm > >> missing something. > > I agree though, I often suffer the same problem, coming back after > > a few hours to a build that should have finished to find its > > sitting on the first dependency. > > > Maybe it's been suggested before (in which case I add my vote) but a > timeout mechanism would solve this... give the user 10s to provide a > keypress else bailout and use the "default" options. > That would involve standing-over the build for hours or days in case you miss a 10-second window - it's just not practical IMO. Setting the menus is pretty easy to script, and you can also set BATCH to take the default options _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
