On 2008/12/12 08:06, Marc Balmer wrote: > > > > It's also not mentioned by pkg_info as something of interest. It > > should be, right? > > Your are wrong. When you install CUPS, a message is displayed. > That message can be redisplayed at any time using 'pkg_info -M cups'.
These are too easy to miss at some point after installation. What does anyone think about doing something like this? ... Index: pkg_info =================================================================== RCS file: /data/cvsroot/open/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.sbin/pkg_add/pkg_info,v retrieving revision 1.70 diff -u -p -r1.70 pkg_info --- pkg_info 26 Oct 2008 16:16:37 -0000 1.70 +++ pkg_info 12 Dec 2008 09:44:17 -0000 @@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ sub print_description print; } close $fh; + + if (-f $dir.DISPLAY) { + print "This package has an installation message."; + } } sub get_line ... I didn't put too much thought into the wording, I intend it as a quick diff to illustrate the discussion rather than to commit directly - maybe we want to also mention other things like UNDISPLAY, etc. Or maybe it /is/ fine just like this.