[gentoo-dev] readme.gentoo.eclass: Add a note informing people a file is being installed for future reference

[gentoo-dev] readme.gentoo.eclass: Add a note informing people a file is being installed for future reference

[Pacho Ramos]

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As discussed at:
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=457598#c4

we need a way to inform users the ebuild is installing a README.gentoo
file with needed information for configuration tips and so. Attached
patch does it.



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--- readme.gentoo.eclass~	2013-03-05 23:31:15.000000000 +0100
+++ readme.gentoo.eclass	2013-05-14 20:31:11.000000000 +0200
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@
 		die "readme.gentoo_print_elog invoked without matching readme.gentoo_create_doc call!"
 	elif ! [[ -n "${REPLACING_VERSIONS}" ]] || [[ -n "${FORCE_PRINT_ELOG}" ]]; then
 		echo -e "${README_GENTOO_DOC_VALUE}" | while read -r ELINE; do elog "${ELINE}"; done
+		elog "(Note: Above message will only be printed the first time package"
+		elog "is installed. Please look at /usr/share/doc/${PF}/README.gentoo*"
+		elog "for future reference)"
 	fi
 }
 

Re: [gentoo-dev] readme.gentoo.eclass: Add a note informing people a file is being installed for future reference

[Ulrich Mueller]

>>>>> On Tue, 14 May 2013, Pacho Ramos wrote:

> As discussed at:
> https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=457598#c4

> we need a way to inform users the ebuild is installing a README.gentoo
> file with needed information for configuration tips and so. Attached
> patch does it.

Could the notice be separated from the preceding message by at least
one empty line?

Ulrich

Re: [gentoo-dev] readme.gentoo.eclass: Add a note informing people a file is being installed for future reference

[Pacho Ramos]

El mar, 14-05-2013 a las 23:27 +0200, Ulrich Mueller escribió:
> >>>>> On Tue, 14 May 2013, Pacho Ramos wrote:
> 
> > As discussed at:
> > https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=457598#c4
> 
> > we need a way to inform users the ebuild is installing a README.gentoo
> > file with needed information for configuration tips and so. Attached
> > patch does it.
> 
> Could the notice be separated from the preceding message by at least
> one empty line?
> 
> Ulrich
> 
> 

Sure, I was thinking on that also :)

Re: [gentoo-dev] readme.gentoo.eclass: Add a note informing people a file is being installed for future reference

[Pacho Ramos]

El mar, 14-05-2013 a las 23:54 +0200, Pacho Ramos escribió:
> El mar, 14-05-2013 a las 23:27 +0200, Ulrich Mueller escribió:
> > >>>>> On Tue, 14 May 2013, Pacho Ramos wrote:
> > 
> > > As discussed at:
> > > https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=457598#c4
> > 
> > > we need a way to inform users the ebuild is installing a README.gentoo
> > > file with needed information for configuration tips and so. Attached
> > > patch does it.
> > 
> > Could the notice be separated from the preceding message by at least
> > one empty line?
> > 
> > Ulrich
> > 
> > 
> 
> Sure, I was thinking on that also :)
> 
> 
> 

+  18 May 2013; Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org> readme.gentoo.eclass:
+  Add a note informing people a file is being installed for future
reference,
+  http://www.mail-archive.com/gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org/msg58207.html
+