possible addition of global switch to pkg (Matthew Seaman)

[Donald Wilde]

On 6/7/20, Donald Wilde <dwilde1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/7/20, freebsd-pkg-request at freebsd.org
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>>    1. possible addition of global switch to pkg (Donald Wilde)
>>    2. Re: possible addition of global switch to pkg (Matthew Seaman)
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>> Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2020 19:17:22 +0100
>> From: Matthew Seaman <matthew at FreeBSD.org>
>> To: freebsd-pkg at freebsd.org
>> Subject: Re: possible addition of global switch to pkg
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>> This isnt a pkg(8) thing. pkg doesn't throw up any dialog boxes itself.
>>  If you install using the standard pre-compiled packages, you'll just
>> get the docs installed, no questions asked, because that is the default
>> setting.
>>
>> I guess what you're talking about is actually compiling your own
>> packages -- in which case, yes, you will see options dialog boxes quite
>> regularly.  Given that, there is a simple global switch you can use.
>
> Actually, no I'm not to that point yet. :)
>
> If I install a package or port, I _always_ want the docs box checked yes.
>
> I simply want to not have my 'pkg install something' or /usr/ports/X/Y
> make post this trivial dialog that freezes my install until I answer
> it. :)

I need to correct that. If I install from packages, it uses packages
compiled with docs enabled.

I was compiling devel/boost-all from ports, and it was taking
forever(TM) (that's a technical term). :D

[snip]
> Thanks for the info, Matthew. I will dig in as you request.

-- 
Don Wilde
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