Comments on: Porticus 1.6.3 Released http://alittledrop.com/blog/?p=34 Random jottings in Cocoa world Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:53:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: admin http://alittledrop.com/blog/?p=34&cpage=1#comment-263 admin Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:57:07 +0000 http://alittledrop.com/blog/?p=34#comment-263 I didn't know it needed to run under an admin account, I'll have a look. Thanks Richard I didn’t know it needed to run under an admin account, I’ll have a look.

Thanks
Richard

]]> By: global667 http://alittledrop.com/blog/?p=34&cpage=1#comment-262 global667 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:41:08 +0000 http://alittledrop.com/blog/?p=34#comment-262 Hello, its a little pity that the the gui need to run under an admin account. It will be comfortable to run porticus successfully under an useraccount (with double-entering the admin pw indeed). Greets Hello,

its a little pity that the the gui need to run under an admin account. It will be comfortable to run porticus successfully under an useraccount (with double-entering the admin pw indeed).

Greets

]]> By: David Beck http://alittledrop.com/blog/?p=34&cpage=1#comment-261 David Beck Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:42:39 +0000 http://alittledrop.com/blog/?p=34#comment-261 I second the desire for open source. I would like to contribute and try to make Porticus a better program. I second the desire for open source. I would like to contribute and try to make Porticus a better program.

]]> By: admin http://alittledrop.com/blog/?p=34&cpage=1#comment-260 admin Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:55:12 +0000 http://alittledrop.com/blog/?p=34#comment-260 Thanks Jim, useful comments and I will look at updating for the next build. Thanks Jim, useful comments and I will look at updating for the next build.

]]> By: Jim Busser http://alittledrop.com/blog/?p=34&cpage=1#comment-259 Jim Busser Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:57:35 +0000 http://alittledrop.com/blog/?p=34#comment-259 Hi... I am making some notes about installing and configuring Porticus that may be useful to contribute back at intervals. 1. Does the Preference "At startup" mean "of the System" or "of Porticus"? Since this is ambiguous, can I argue for the extra words? 2. The Preference "At startup" option "Update everything" is evidently -d selfupdate and there exists after all in Porticus a menu "Self Update". Therefore would you consider to rename "Update everything" to "Do MacPorts selfupdate" 3. When Porticus issues a selfupdate, may it as well obey its own Global command flag preference for "debug" as to whether or not to issue the -d flag when running selfupdate? 4. Presently if one runs Ports > Update All (at least, when no smart-folders display any Outdated ports) the user is advised Error: No ports found The meaning is not apparent. Can Porticus ascertain (intercept) states where there is no point to run the menu item, and provide the user a different message, maybe "No ports appear Outdated." Does the menu item in essence mean "Update All Outdated" regardless of whether or not they are selected and – if that is the case – might this renaming be helpful? Hi… I am making some notes about installing and configuring Porticus that may be useful to contribute back at intervals.

1. Does the Preference “At startup” mean “of the System” or “of Porticus”? Since this is ambiguous, can I argue for the extra words?

2. The Preference “At startup” option “Update everything” is evidently -d selfupdate and there exists after all in Porticus a menu “Self Update”. Therefore would you consider to rename “Update everything” to “Do MacPorts selfupdate”

3. When Porticus issues a selfupdate, may it as well obey its own Global command flag preference for “debug” as to whether or not to issue the -d flag when running selfupdate?

4. Presently if one runs Ports > Update All (at least, when no smart-folders display any Outdated ports) the user is advised

Error: No ports found

The meaning is not apparent. Can Porticus ascertain (intercept) states where there is no point to run the menu item, and provide the user a different message, maybe “No ports appear Outdated.”

Does the menu item in essence mean “Update All Outdated” regardless of whether or not they are selected and – if that is the case – might this renaming be helpful?

]]> By: admin http://alittledrop.com/blog/?p=34&cpage=1#comment-258 admin Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:39:48 +0000 http://alittledrop.com/blog/?p=34#comment-258 Glad to hear it, I know of one potential issue with changes to the upgrade options (-f replaced with --enforce-variants and --force) which will be addressed in the next release - hopefully fairly soon! Glad to hear it, I know of one potential issue with changes to the upgrade options (-f replaced with –enforce-variants and –force) which will be addressed in the next release – hopefully fairly soon!

]]> By: Toni http://alittledrop.com/blog/?p=34&cpage=1#comment-257 Toni Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:27:28 +0000 http://alittledrop.com/blog/?p=34#comment-257 Just tested Porticus 1.6.3 in Snow Leopard with MacPorts 1.8.0 and it works great. Just tested Porticus 1.6.3 in Snow Leopard with MacPorts 1.8.0 and it works great.

]]> By: Michael http://alittledrop.com/blog/?p=34&cpage=1#comment-256 Michael Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:27:09 +0000 http://alittledrop.com/blog/?p=34#comment-256 I'm using Porticus for quite some time and really appreciate the effort you put into it! Is there a way to lower the priority with which the port command is run? I can do it by looking for the pids and using renice, but it would be nice (no pun intended) to have a preference setting for that. I’m using Porticus for quite some time and really appreciate the effort you put into it!
Is there a way to lower the priority with which the port command is run? I can do it by looking for the pids and using renice, but it would be nice (no pun intended) to have a preference setting for that.

]]> By: admin http://alittledrop.com/blog/?p=34&cpage=1#comment-254 admin Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:49:36 +0000 http://alittledrop.com/blog/?p=34#comment-254 Glad you like it. I have considered making it open source and it may happen in the future. Glad you like it. I have considered making it open source and it may happen in the future.

]]> By: Dago http://alittledrop.com/blog/?p=34&cpage=1#comment-253 Dago Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:03:55 +0000 http://alittledrop.com/blog/?p=34#comment-253 I have just discovered Porticus after reading the recent article on ADC: really good job! Have you ever considered to open source it? Every six months, or so, someone in the Darwin community have tried in the past to make a new GUI for MacPorts but none was snappy enough for a daily use, seriously. I have just discovered Porticus after reading the recent article on ADC: really good job!

Have you ever considered to open source it?

Every six months, or so, someone in the Darwin community have tried in the past to make a new GUI for MacPorts but none was snappy enough for a daily use, seriously.

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