Re: [PATCH] Nicer 'make dist' output.

[Eric Blake]

Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues <at> gmx.de> writes:

> 
> The output of 'make dist' has become more and more cluttered.
> I am thinking of two choices to clean it up:
> - either post all commands, i.e., each cp and all,
> - or just post basically one line per directory,
> - or post nothing.
> 
> The patch below goes the second way.  I've pushed it now, but I'd
> appreciate comments, thoughts, and suggestions?

I like the shorter output.  However, ...

>           new_top_distdir=$$reldir; \
> +         echo " (cd $$subdir && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) 
top_distdir="$$new_top_distdir"
> distdir="$$new_distdir" \\"; \
> +         echo "     am__remove_distdir=: am__skip_length_check=: distdir)"; \

Not portable.  You can't mix echo and \, since not all echo interpret \.

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Eric Blake