Solved where are pkg install messages saved?

[debguy]

I've been saving them by hand with moused (ugh! and with sore finger) and missed a couple important ones. I'm afraid to shell rediret i/o to file because i have no idea about possible non-interactive install impacts (i'm rather new).

example: 'pkg info x11/nvidia-driver' does not repeat critical to see install-time messages and are not in README

I want the text of all those (sometimes) crucial messages but missed a few. I'm not seeing anything mentioned in Handbook or manual page.

 

[Alexander88207]

pkg info -xD example/port

Example:

pkg info -xD drm-fbsd12.0

drm-fbsd12.0-kmod-4.16.g20201016_1:
On install:
The drm-fbsd12.0-kmod port can be enabled for amdgpu (for AMD GPUs starting
with the HD7000 series / Tahiti) or i915kms (for Intel APUs starting with
HD3000 / Sandy Bridge) through kld_list in /etc/rc.conf. radeonkms for older
AMD GPUs can be loaded and there are some positive reports if EFI boot is NOT
enabled (similar to amdgpu).


For amdgpu: kld_list="amdgpu"
For Intel: kld_list="/boot/modules/i915kms.ko"
For radeonkms: kld_list="/boot/modules/radeonkms.ko"


Please ensure that all users requiring graphics are members of the
"video" group.


Older generations are supported by the legacy kms modules (radeonkms /
i915kms) in base or by installing graphics/drm-legacy-kmod.

 

[debguy]

The -xD worked great thank you. It is not in the manpage or handbook ?! '-D' is in "examples" of manpage but not listed in the proper section according to UNIX manpage rules (of how to write a manpage), ie in OPTIONS. Nothing should be in examples not in manual unless "the full manual" is first cited as containing more options. Therefore if there is no -D in options one should not look further (in examples). It should not be there.

 

[Alexander88207]

pkg()

 

[ehanneken]

the -xD worked great thank you. It is not in the manpage or handbook ?!

It's in the pkg-info(8) man page. -D is the important option.

 

[Snurg]

You might like this.

 

[SirDice]

To get all the messages from everything you have installed: pkg info -Da (you probably want to pipe this through less(1)).

     -a, --all
             Display all installed packages.

     -D, --pkg-message
             Show the pkg-message for matching packages.

 

[chrbr]

Dear debguy,
Just to try to make the infos more complete - you can use script(1) to record everything of a terminal session. Even your key strokes are recorded. script(1) becomes useful if the outpout is more than to be handled with less(1) .