How should MacPorts show users instruction messages (was: user instructions - was ... mysql5 + php5 + apache2)

[js]

+1

On 2/29/08, Rainer Müller <raimue at macports.org> wrote:
> js wrote:
>  > I don't think this is not worth the effort.
>  > if there were a way to provide instrictions, it would encourages
>  > developer to write more messages I suppose.
>
>
> One option would be to simply hold back any message until all ports
>  installed and output them afterwards. So all messages would be at the
>  end of the log.
>
>  Or, use some new target like print_message {}, but which would need to
>  be stored in the registry after installation to be always available in
>  the state as it was on install.
>
>  For this rather long nedi help, I would prefer to put them into some
>  file like /opt/local/share/doc/nedi/INSTALL.macports and just print a
>  message that there is additional help in this file.
>
>
>  Rainer
>