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Re: [PATCH]: libtool-1.9f: Added option "quiet" - only errors and warnin
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Juergen Leising |
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Re: [PATCH]: libtool-1.9f: Added option "quiet" - only errors and warnings go through, now |
Date: |
Thu, 4 Aug 2005 04:00:29 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.4.2.1i |
On Tue, Aug 02, 2005 at 05:29:54PM +0200, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
(...)
> Well, you could just use
> make -s LIBTOOLFLAGS=--silent
> (portable make version:
> LIBTOOLFLAGS=--silent make -e -s
> or even
> LIBTOOLFLAGS=--silent; export LIBTOOLFLAGS; make -e -s
> ) which would not require the package author to change anything, or put
> LIBTOOLFLAGS = --silent
> in the respective Makefile.am(s)
> or even
> LIBTOOLFLAGS=--silent
> AC_SUBST(LIBTOOLFLAGS)
> in configure.ac to have it in all Makefile's.
>
> All of these possibilities are less intrusive than your patch, the first
> one even allows the user the choice instead of relying on the compiler.
> Maybe you can convince me why your patch would be better to use?
yes, you are right, I know them, but...
> OTOH, there is a different, and IMHO orthogonal component: even with
> --silent, libtool outputs a little bit of information (which I believe
> your patch works on as well). The question is: Should we add another
> option to be completely silent, or maybe just make --silent be
> completely silent? What do you/the others think?
(...)
..., exactly, this is what my patch was meant to be about:
Complete silence. It's really useful when you try and find
errors in third party software you are not too much familiar
with.
This has been a discussion among "make" developers and
users for a long time. And after having seen the default make
behaviour with kernel-2.6, I must say, the "complete silence"
version is the superior one.
But anyway, it's not that important. As I have seen in the
meantime, my patch still does not reach "complete" silence
(regarding install and uninstall). And you are absolutely right:
there are ways to enforce silence in any respect...
Bye, bye,
Juergen
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