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List:       macports-users
Subject:    Re: MacPorts shell mode
From:       Bradley Giesbrecht <pixilla () macports ! org>
Date:       2017-10-19 0:37:01
Message-ID: EA282E93-ADEC-4980-8C84-7EBCED2AAADF () macports ! org
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> On Oct 18, 2017, at 5:31 PM, pagani laurent via macports-users \
> <macports-users@lists.macports.org> wrote: 
> Hi all,
> 
> Reading the mails on this list, I discovered the Shell mode option (sudo port \
> without argument) which would allow in principle to launch several commands without \
> repeating sudo port each time (and typing the passwd). But once in that mode, I \
> typed selfupdate and was exited from the the mode after completion! Could not run \
> upgrade outdated in the wake… In that case, what's the use of such a shell mode ?

Selfupdate updates port itself (base). Probably makes sense to exit current running \
port after such an update. Could it recognize it was in shell mode spawn new port \
command? I don't know.

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Brad=


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