Re: parallel make and I/O of child processes

[Stefano Lattarini]

On Tuesday 25 January 2011, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> * Stefano Lattarini wrote on Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 11:38:28PM CET:
> > Subject: [PATCH] docs: color-tests issues with parallel make
> > 
> > * doc/automake.texi (Simple Tests): Document that automatic
> > recognition of a capable terminal attached to stdout can fail
> > with some make implementation when running in parallel mode,
> > thus causing colored test output not to be automatically
> > activated when it should.
> 
> OK for maint with nits addressed.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ralf
> 
> > --- a/doc/automake.texi
> > +++ b/doc/automake.texi
> > @@ -8589,6 +8589,12 @@ colored output by setting the @command{make} variable
> >  @samp{AM_COLOR_TESTS=no}, or force colored output even without a connecting
> >  terminal with @samp{AM_COLOR_TESTS=always}.
> >  
> > +Note that incompatible semantics of some @command{make} implementations
> 
> I'm not sure "incompatible" is right here, as there is no standard to
> adhere to.  It seems s/incompatible/the/ would be more neutral.
> 
> > +when used in parallel mode (@pxref{Parallel make,,, autoconf, The Autoconf
> > +Manual}) can cause the automatic detection of a connection to a capable
> > +terminal to fail spuriously.  In that case, you can still resort to the
> 
> s/spuriously//
> 
> > +use of @samp{AM_COLOR_TESTS=always}.
> > +
> >  @vindex TESTS
> >  @vindex TESTS_ENVIRONMENT
> >  The variable @code{TESTS_ENVIRONMENT} can be used to set environment
> 

I've addressed the nits, and pushed.

Thanks,
   Stefano