echo script output to the display

Clemens Lang cal at macports.org
Sun Sep 21 03:31:37 PDT 2014


Hi,

----- On 21 Sep, 2014, at 10:38, Marko Käning MK-MacPorts at techno.ms wrote:

>> I've very infrequently tried to run any ports' tests.
> 
> Me too, only sometimes it was necessary and I admit that my suggestion
> might be a little academic, as it is probably only interesting for when
> the end-user is actually a developer.

I predict enabling testing on a global scale is very likely not what you
want. You'd notice it when something pulls in openldap and you're sitting
there for hours waiting for the test phase to complete (try it, it's HUGE).

>> To see the test results, the user could run:
>> port log --phase test zlib
> 
> That’s already possible as of now?

Yes, but a failed tests would abort the installation.

-- 
Clemens Lang


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