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