Configuration and environment check command

[Joshua Root]

On 2014-8-27 15:16 , Ryan Schmidt wrote:
> 
>> On Aug 26, 2014, at 7:33 PM, Craig Treleaven wrote:
>>
>>> On Aug 25, 2014, at 6:35 AM, Rainer Müller wrote:
>>>
>>>> However, I am not too happy with naming the command 'port doctor'. Many
>>>> other commands used with port(1) are verbs, but using this as a verb
>>>> carries the wrong message.
>>>>
>>>> I know where the naming comes from, but there is no need to match any
>>>> other terminology and we should rather define our own coherent names.
>>>>
>>>> My proposal would be to rename this to 'port selfcheck' instead.
>>>
>>> I second the proposal. "Selfcheck" is a bit awkward, but it does parallel "selfupdate" nicely.
>>>
>>> Anything would be better than "doctor", which is transparently derivative.
>>
>> 'port selfexam' ?
>> 'port sefldiagnose' ?
>>
>> Just kidding, but they play on the medical theme...
> 
> Without remembering exactly what the current "doctor" does, I was going to suggest "diagnose". Personally I want to avoid reusing the "self" prefix because it means if you want to run selfupdate you then have to at least type "sudo port selfu"; currently, it's possible to shorten it to "sudo port self".

Also most of the checks are on the environment, not MacPorts itself.

- Josh