Joe Peterson wrote: > 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 > > >
If you have a GUI on your system, give this a look: app-portage/elogviewer That should help you a lot. I been using it for a good while and it works pretty well. I do wish it had little flags in the list of packages that have been installed. Sort of a short and sweet notice there is something there without actually have to look. Maybe a red flag when there is something really serious to know and other colors for other things. Anyway, give that a look and see if that helps, if you have a GUI. Dale :-) :-)
