Side effects?

[Brandon Allbery]

On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 2:39 PM, Jeremy Lavergne <jeremy at lavergne.gotdns.org
> wrote:

> > (Hm, do we have a paranoid mode where it makes an archive but doesn't
> install it automatically, so one can inspect the archive before activating
> it?)
>
> Likely either `port destroot` or `port archive` to inspect what will be
> installed. Keep in mind, however, that a Portfile might dictate things to
> be done upon install/activate.
>

That is exactly what I am thinking of; such actions are present as scripts
in the archive, are they not?  I'm thinking that they can be inspected
before installing.

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