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Re: dependency system
From: |
Tom Tromey |
Subject: |
Re: dependency system |
Date: |
11 May 2002 17:10:22 -0600 |
>>>>> "adl" == Alexandre Duret-Lutz <address@hidden> writes:
adl> Personally, I'd prefer that Automake generates Makefiles that
adl> shows *every* calls. This would make debuging (at any level) and
adl> bug reporting easier.
There's always a tension here. People argue vehemently in both
directions.
Recently I was in a discussion where someone pointed out that even
with `make -s' we print tons of junk. In this case the user was
complaining about libtool, but the point is just as valid when you
look at install rules and the like.
adl> Maybe Automake could support a trick similar to PRE_INSTALL and
adl> POST_INSTALL to hide most of the output. E.g. if the user set
adl> `VERBOSE=:' in the Makefile.am or on the command line, only the
adl> final calls to the compiler are printed. (Or do the converse:
adl> verbose output on request.)
I'd be in favor of something like that.
adl> During development I usually compile with `-Werror', this way I
adl> can never miss a warning and they are easy to locate (always in
adl> the last lines).
I always use `make -k'. That way I can go through all the errors in
one pass.
Tom