Re: --verbose (was: Pass --quiet when $MAKEFLAGS contains `s')

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Wed, 12 Jan 2005, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> I forgot a couple of things:
> First, for the time being you can also workaround by using
>  LIBTOOL='.../libtool --silent'

That is what I use.

> Second, you reminded me of the necessity for --verbose.
>
> OK to commit this to HEAD?

Apparently so. :-)

Bob

>         * config/ltmain.m4sh: New option `--verbose'/`-v' to enable
>         override of `--silent'.  Verbose is the default behavior.
>         * doc/libtool.texi (Invoking libtool): Document it.
>
> Index: config/ltmain.m4sh
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvsroot/libtool/libtool/config/ltmain.m4sh,v
> retrieving revision 1.41
> diff -u -r1.41 ltmain.m4sh
> --- config/ltmain.m4sh  10 Jan 2005 15:44:13 -0000      1.41
> +++ config/ltmain.m4sh  12 Jan 2005 08:46:28 -0000
> @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
> #     --preserve-dup-deps  don't remove duplicate dependency libraries
> #     --quiet, --silent    don't print informational messages
> #     --tag=TAG            use configuration variables from tag TAG
> +# -v, --verbose            print informational messages (default)
> #     --version            print version information
> # -h, --help               print short or long help message
> #
> @@ -482,6 +483,10 @@
>                         opt_silent=:
>                         ;;
>
> +      --verbose| -v)   preserve_args="$preserve_args $opt"
> +                       opt_silent=false
> +                       ;;
> +
>       --tag)            test "$#" -eq 0 && func_missing_arg "$opt" && break
>                         preserve_args="$preserve_args $opt $1"
>                         func_enable_tag "$1"  # tagname is set here
> Index: doc/libtool.texi
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvsroot/libtool/libtool/doc/libtool.texi,v
> retrieving revision 1.187
> diff -u -r1.187 libtool.texi
> --- doc/libtool.texi    28 Dec 2004 13:13:14 -0000      1.187
> +++ doc/libtool.texi    12 Jan 2005 08:46:28 -0000
> @@ -1176,6 +1176,10 @@
> @itemx --silent
> Do not print out any progress or informational messages.
>
> address@hidden -v
> address@hidden --verbose
> +Print out progress and informational messages (enabled by default).
> +
> @item --version
> Print libtool version information and exit.
> @end table

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Bob Friesenhahn
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