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How should this be handled if the software in question is a server daemon? I want the users to make an explicit choice but it's not obvious what's the best way
by khc 10y ago
How should this be handled if the software in question is a server daemon? I want the users to make an explicit choice but it's not obvious what's the best way to do that.
- Touche 10y agoOn install.
- _asummers 10y agoI feel like on update would be better. Answering a yes/no/never isn't that much of an ask, I don't think. And that way you get a chance to use the software before you have to make a decision.
- stock_toaster 10y agoOr if you want to cover existing users, just ask during the first interactive invocation, when there is no prior user chosen setting (works for new installs too)... pseudocode: choice = no if $brew_prefix/etc/homebrew.yaml: choice = read analytics $brew_prefix/etc/homebrew.yaml else: if interactive-tty and cmd != "--prefix": choice = ask-user "enable anonymous analytics (it helps us!)? Y/N: " write analytics=<choice> $brew_prefix/etc/homebrew.yaml if choice == yes: enable-analytics