On Thu, 17 Jun 2004, Simon Richter wrote: > Hi, > > > Simply using the ".SILENT: ..." pseudo-target goes a little too > > far, I would prefer something similar to the behaviour of the > > Linux kernel Makefiles, e.g., printing only the line > > > Compiling foo.c > > > when foo.c is compiled. > > > Is there a portable way of doing this? > > Modifying the rules that are output to silently compile and echo stuff, > sure. > > But: Who wants that? When I compile something, I'm always happy to see > the full command line, as it allows me to see missing or wrong flags > instantly, rather than in some misbehaviour later. Even the Linux kernel > has an option to view the full command lines, for exactly that reason.
hmm - instantly. Of course you're accustomed to reading 1000-character lines, which differ only by the last few. Kind of a waste of mental energy. Learn to use tools (someday ;-) > People that are scared by a compiler command line should not be > compiling stuff themselves, especially since these are usually the > people that compile stuff just because their distribution is not > P4-optimized. people who have that sort of attitude probably are not producing much more than large logfiles. -- Thomas E. Dickey http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net
