http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11618
Summary: Wineinstall blocks midway through Product: Wine Version: 0.9.55. Platform: All OS/Version: All Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: enhancement Priority: P5 Component: build-env AssignedTo: wine-bugs@winehq.org ReportedBy: juhos@mbnet.fi
When installing wine with tools/wineinstall, it first runs configure, then asks if you want to install system-wide, then runs make. This is wrong, because it forces the user to stick around until configure is finished.
Instead, the question should be asked as a first thing when wineinstall runs. This way, local (non-systemwide) installs could run to finish without further user input, and even system-wide ones would only block just before actual install.
Of course it would be even better to also ask root password (if needed) at the beginning, but that might have security risks, based on how it is implemented.