sorry.
ok i see - i m using default terminal in kubuntu, i.e. Konsole. i ll try to investigate and will let you know Sent with Proton Mail secure email. On Thursday, 9 October 2025 at 14:49, Paul Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, 2025-10-09 at 08:14 +0000, Pollo wrote: > > > Pls see attached. Is it expected that the alignment looks like this? > > I highlighted in red some of the lines which do not seem right. > > In green some of the ones that look ok. When u go to new line, it > > seems always ok. > > > > I am running bash on kubuntu 24.04. Output of make -v is also in the > > screenshot. > > > We prefer cut/paste with formatting (or using plain text messages > rather than HTML messages) rather than attached screenshots. > > In any event, I can't reproduce the behavior you see, either with the > latest release or with GNU Make 4.3. Maybe it's something strange > about your terminal? Have you tried with a simple xterm instead of > whatever terminal you're using? > > > ~$ ~/src/make/old/make-4.3/make --version > GNU Make 4.3 > Built for x86_64-pc-linux-gnu > Copyright (C) 1988-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html > > This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. > There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. > > ~$ ~/src/make/old/make-4.3/make --help > Usage: make [options] [target] ... > Options: > -b, -m Ignored for compatibility. > -B, --always-make Unconditionally make all targets. > -C DIRECTORY, --directory=DIRECTORY > Change to DIRECTORY before doing anything. > -d Print lots of debugging information. > --debug[=FLAGS] Print various types of debugging information. > -e, --environment-overrides > Environment variables override makefiles. > -E STRING, --eval=STRING Evaluate STRING as a makefile statement. > -f FILE, --file=FILE, --makefile=FILE > Read FILE as a makefile. > -h, --help Print this message and exit. > -i, --ignore-errors Ignore errors from recipes. > -I DIRECTORY, --include-dir=DIRECTORY > Search DIRECTORY for included makefiles. > -j [N], --jobs[=N] Allow N jobs at once; infinite jobs with no arg. > -k, --keep-going Keep going when some targets can't be made. > -l [N], --load-average[=N], --max-load[=N] > Don't start multiple jobs unless load is below N. > -L, --check-symlink-times Use the latest mtime between symlinks and target. > -n, --just-print, --dry-run, --recon > Don't actually run any recipe; just print them. > -o FILE, --old-file=FILE, --assume-old=FILE > Consider FILE to be very old and don't remake it. > -O[TYPE], --output-sync[=TYPE] > Synchronize output of parallel jobs by TYPE. > -p, --print-data-base Print make's internal database. > -q, --question Run no recipe; exit status says if up to date. > -r, --no-builtin-rules Disable the built-in implicit rules. > -R, --no-builtin-variables Disable the built-in variable settings. > -s, --silent, --quiet Don't echo recipes. > --no-silent Echo recipes (disable --silent mode). > -S, --no-keep-going, --stop > Turns off -k. > -t, --touch Touch targets instead of remaking them. > --trace Print tracing information. > -v, --version Print the version number of make and exit. > -w, --print-directory Print the current directory. > --no-print-directory Turn off -w, even if it was turned on implicitly. > -W FILE, --what-if=FILE, --new-file=FILE, --assume-new=FILE > Consider FILE to be infinitely new. > --warn-undefined-variables Warn when an undefined variable is referenced. > > This program built for x86_64-pc-linux-gnu > Report bugs to [email protected]
