Re: stdout vs. stderr (was: Patch: small reduction in output from makedoc)

[Reinhold Kainhofer]

Am Samstag, 25. Juni 2011, 19:21:53 schrieb Phil Holmes:
> I think we need to cover it properly - based on past experience it's likely
> to generate some heated discussion.

Yes, I also think that we should properly discuss the console output of 
lilypond and probably different log levels.

> I also think we should discuss general "quietening" of make.  Should it
> always generate as little output as possible, consistent with seeing
> errors, or should that be restricted to when using the QUIET_BUILD flag?

I would prefer having a quieter build by default. Usually, the build will run 
without any problems, then you don't need the excessive debug output we 
currently have. And if a problem makes the build fail, it is usually pretty 
obvious what the problem is. And for more intricate problems, you can always 
run another build with verbose output to easier debug the problem if it is not 
obvious anyway.

Cheers,
Reinhold
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