Package: debian-policy Version: 3.9.2.0 Severity: normal
[https://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2011/03/msg00016.html] It was suggested to move this to debian-policy. It's always interesting to look at build logs, or to receive bug reports of the form CC <compiler error message> or CCLD <linker error message> without knowing how the compiler or the linker were called. Maybe it is convenient for a package maintainer watching the build scrolling by (some of these are even colorized), but lacking this kind of information in the first place seems to be the wrong thing. So please let us deprecate this anti-feature and recommend verbose build logs by default and only turn them off by request (e.g. with DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS=noverbose). The only reason (I know) for needing quiet builds logs should be handled depending on the buildd (e.g. if sending/emailing a large log is unreliable). The majority of quiet build logs comes from cmake based systems and (newer) automake based systems, so maybe this could be handled by cdbs and debhelper for the majority of packages. Other proposals how to include the important information would be welcome. I would like to see a finalized proposal as a "soft" release goal, or a release recommendation. Matthias -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4de2898e.4040...@debian.org
