[bug #68037] pkg install -verbose should print output for more steps

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URL:
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                 Summary: pkg install -verbose should print output for more
steps
                   Group: GNU Octave
               Submitter: rik5
               Submitted: Tue 10 Feb 2026 06:27:05 AM PST
                Category: Octave Function
                Severity: 2 - Minor
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Feature Request
                  Status: Confirmed
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Unlocked
                 Release: dev
        Operating System: Any
           Fixed Release: None
         Planned Release: None


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Date: Tue 10 Feb 2026 06:27:05 AM PST By: Rik <rik5>
Motivating example:

pkg install -verbose image

This prints progress about fetching the tgz file, unpacking it, compiling the
C++ .oct files, and finally copying the built objects.

The installation then appears to halt for ~15 seconds.  It is working, but it
would be helpful if *pkg* would print something to the screen telling the user
what is happening.

The code is in *scripts/pkg/private/install.m* beginning at line 232.

  ## Install each package.
  try
    for i = 1:length (descriptions)
      desc = descriptions{i};
      pdir = packdirs{i};
      copy_files (desc, pdir, global_install);
->      create_pkgadddel (desc, pdir, "PKG_ADD", global_install);
->      create_pkgadddel (desc, pdir, "PKG_DEL", global_install);
      finish_installation (desc, pdir, global_install);
->      generate_lookfor_cache (desc);
    endfor


I marked the function calls that take enough time to cause the user to
question what is happening.

The variable *verbose* is available so I think one just needs to expand the
function signature for *create_pkgadddel* and *generate_lookfor_cache* to
accept new parameter *verbose* and then print something.









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