On Thu, 5 Jan 2006 16:08:04 +0000, Tom Martin wrote:
> > if_blocked_by('openmotif')
> > ewarn "You must unmerge openmotif before proceeding"
>
> An error message like that doesn't really tell the user anything that he
> doesn't already know.It may not say anything you or I don't know, but from the number of posts to this list about blockers, it would clearly help some people. > It would be more useful if some information was provided: > > if blocked_by >=x11-libs/openmotif-1.2.3 ; then > eblockinfo "Due to changes with blah, it is recommended that" > eblockinfo "you foobar. See http://bugs.gentoo.org/123456."; > fi > > But then, at what point would this information be echoed to the user? > It would have to be during the same pre-merge phase that the blocking > errors appear. Yes, so instead of rushing to this list or the forums, they can do what the message tells them and be on their way. The current messages are only useful if you already understand how and why blocks happen, and how to deal with them. -- Neil Bothwick If you got the words it does not mean you got the knowledge.
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