more verbosity

[Jeremy Lavergne]

>>> Is there a general conf setting I can change
>>> so that port output is always verbose during the
>>> build (or just a specific phase)? It is nice that
>>> port spews out the compilation when a compile time
>>> error is hit but while working up packaging I would
>>> like to see the actual build in detail.
>>
>> There's no conf setting; you must use the "-d" switch every time.
>>
>> sudo port -d install something
>
> Due to the volume of information printed by the -d switch, its use  
> can cause you to overlook important messages ports sometimes print  
> out. For developing your own portfiles using -d is great and  
> helpful, but for general use, I recommend you install and upgrade  
> ports without the -d flag, and if you encounter an error, then clean  
> the affected port and try again with -d to see the full error.

You might consider making an alias in your .profile (or .bashrc ... or  
whatever).

alias port='port -d'