Re: Output sync completed (?)

[Stefano Lattarini]

On 05/06/2013 02:30 AM, Paul Smith wrote:
> Hi all.  I've recently pushed changes to solve the last open issues that
> I'm aware of with the --output-sync feature:
> 
>       * If command line printing is not suppressed ("@" is not used) the
>         command line is attached to the output.
>       * Extraneous enter/leave lines are not printed any longer.
>
I still see them actually, if I try to build the latest coreutils from
git with:

  $ make -j8 -O

Can you reproduce?  If yes, I'll leave the matter in your hands.

>       * I renamed the options to -Oline, -Otarget (not changed) and
>         -Orecurse.
>       * I took another stab at documentation; please check the "Parallel
>         Output" node and see if it is more understandable now.  Some
>         picky details of -Otarget I didn't spell out but hopefully it's
>         more clear.
> 
> Please test the heck out of this with the different modes in your most
> difficult build environments, and let me know if you see any anomalies.
> I'm also interested to know if the enter/leave stuff is really correct
> now;
>
Not for me.

> it is in my testing but it sort of happened more by accident than
> real planning.
> 
> We are right on the cusp of a release candidate for the next GNU make
> version.  If you have the ability to build and test from Git feel free
> to start your testing early.
> 

Thanks, and sorry not to be more helpful,
  Stefano