[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       macports-users
Subject:    Re: inconsistent error mesgs (1.7)
From:       Rainer_Müller <raimue () macports ! org>
Date:       2008-12-29 21:55:28
Message-ID: 49594750.8070903 () macports ! org
[Download RAW message or body]

William Davis wrote:
> Perhaps the  unexpanded pseudo-port name ought to appear in the  
> message, eg:
> No {pseudo-list} ports found

You can specify multiple pseudo-ports together with real ports and even
use logical statements with and/or/not.

For example:
  sudo port upgrade outdated and not \( vim bash \)
    => This would upgrade all outdated ports except vim and bash.

The error message you are seeing only appears if expanding *all* of the
given port arguments returns an empty set. By default, lists without
operator are assumed to be concatenated by the 'or' operation.

Maybe the error message should be:
  $ sudo port upgrade {portlist}
  Error: '{portlist}' did not match any ports

That should fit all needs, right?

Rainer
_______________________________________________
macports-users mailing list
macports-users@lists.macosforge.org
http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macports-users
[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]