Feature request: bug and user_notes keywords
— at Version 7
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gwright@… |
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darwinports-bugs@… |
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Normal
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MacPorts 1.8.0
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base
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Keywords:
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Cc:
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waqar@…
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In my portfiles I use two keywords to give the maintainer and user some useful
information. For now, I comment them out. The keywords are 'bugs' and 'user_notes'.
'bugs' is intended to tell the maintainer about infelicities in the port. This might include
delicate hacks needed to get it running or unsupported features.
'user_notes' is usually a reminder that the user has to do something to get the expected
behavior, like set an enviroment variable. It can also warn of pitfalls for the unwary.
The 'user_notes' variable could be displayed at the end of installation from the
command line, or in a text window from the GUI version. Maintainers (and other
knowledgable users) can be expected to grep for 'bugs', but it might be nice if the GUI
supported display of the 'bugs' value for advanced users.
These seem to be both useful and unlikely to break anything. Could they be added to the
port system?
Change History (7)
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changed from kevin@… to darwinports-bugs@…
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defect →
enhancement
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→ MacPorts 1.5
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waqar@… added; waqar@… removed
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Expected →
Normal
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1.0
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modified (diff)
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MacPorts 1.5 →
MacPorts base enhancements
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