[pacman-dev] Display messages from install scripts after all packages have been installed

[Allan McRae]

On 23/12/15 16:14, Jashandeep Sohi wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm sure this question/request must have been asked before, however I
> wasn't able to find anything by searching for it. Apologies in advance
> if this is the wrong place to post.
> 
> Install scripts bundled with packages sometimes print *important*
> changes/warnings when a package is installed or upgraded. These
> warnings are clearly visible when installing a single package, but
> tend to get lost when installing lots of packages because the install
> script hooks run right after each package is installed.
> 
> I'm wondering if there is someway to delay the printing of these
> messages/warnings until all packages have been installed.
> Could/should a new hook be added that could run after all packages
> have been installed?
> Does anyone besides me even care?
> 

It has been asked before but rejected.  All scriptlet output is recorded
in the pacman log if you can not scroll back to it.

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