lang/rust*: Advise users to mount procfs
Add a pkg-message to these ports advising users to mount procfs to see
backtraces.
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dumbbell riggs - Commits
- rP435205: lang/rust*: Advise users to mount procfs
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- rP FreeBSD ports repository
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| lang/rust-nightly/pkg-message | ||
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| 3 ↗ | (On Diff #25804) | Please use "Rust" (with a capital 'R'), that's what we use eslewhere in the ports. Also, perhaps that sentence and the next should be merged in a single paragraph so it's shorter. |
| lang/rust/pkg-message | ||
| 13 ↗ | (On Diff #25804) | Can we point the port to lang/rust/pkg-message instead of duplicating the file? Or perhaps it's not recommended to do that? |
| lang/rust-nightly/pkg-message | ||
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| 4 ↗ | (On Diff #25804) | I'd keep this as short as possible, we don't need to repeat procfs(5). Debugging Rust programs and printing backtraces requires procfs(5) mounted on /proc, |
| lang/rust/pkg-message | ||
| 13 ↗ | (On Diff #25804) | That's fine. We don't need duplication as long as the content applies to both ports. |
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Why not add support for KERN_PROC_PATHNAME to libbacktrace? The sysctl is available on FreeBSD, DragonFly and NetBSD.
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That would be a good thing to do. But it would be at least several more Rust versions before it would be available. So in the meantime, we should still make this change to the ports tree.
| lang/rust-nightly/pkg-message | ||
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| 4 ↗ | (On Diff #25804) | I for one think it's convenient when a pkg-message shows me exactly what I need to copy and paste. I pretty much do that on every new machine I install right after I "pkg install bash". |
| lang/rust/pkg-message | ||
| 13 ↗ | (On Diff #25804) | Yes, I can and will. I'll upload it as soon as Poudriere finishes. |
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I agree with @asomers regarding the explicit commands in pkg-message. Yes, it is something the user could learn from the manpages, but it makes it very straightforward and quick to finish the setup. Personnaly, I find that commands stand out in all pkg-messages displayed at the end of a pkg install and it has a better chance of getting my attention.
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| 3 ↗ | (On Diff #25821) | I would finish this sentence with a '.' too. |
| 10 ↗ | (On Diff #25821) | That's really minor but you could use the same name for the procfs "device" on the command line and the fstab line (proc vs. procfs currently). |