Re: CVS commit: pkgsrc/sysutils/cvsreport

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%bec.de@localhost>]

On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 01:36:18PM +0000, Chris Pinnock wrote:
> 
> > On 15 Feb 2021, at 13:34, Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%bec.de@localhost> wrote:
> > 
> > On Sun, Feb 14, 2021 at 08:55:22PM +0000, Chris Pinnock wrote:
> >> Module Name:       pkgsrc
> >> Committed By:      cjep
> >> Date:              Sun Feb 14 20:55:22 UTC 2021
> >> 
> >> Added Files:
> >>    pkgsrc/sysutils/cvsreport: MESSAGE
> >> 
> >> Log Message:
> >> PR#43224 notes that it is not immediately obvious that
> >> this package requires the /proc filesystem. Most stock installations
> >> will have /proc mounted. As a result, just add a MESSAGE to the package
> >> to let the user know. Closes the PR.
> > 
> > If someone cares about this, make it a proper check in the code please.
> > Using MESASGE for this is just console spam, IMO.
> > 
> > Joerg
> 
> The code still works without/proc mounted but without one bit of functionality.

But shouldn't that one bit of functionality complain then? I mean this
is even worse, it will look like it is working and two month after I
installed the program, something starts to fail when I have long
forgotten anything about maybe needing to tweak /etc/fstab.

Joerg