Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> Hi Charles,
>
> * Charles Wilson wrote on Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 10:40:26AM CET:
>> * libltdl/config/ltmain.m4sh (usage): Document
>> new --no-silent/--no-quiet options. Spacing changes.
>> (func_enable_tag): Handle --no-silent/--no-quiet options.
>> Modified --verbose to actually activate opt_verbose.
>> New behavior: --silent disables both "normal" output and
>> func_verbose output. --verbose enables both "normal"
>> output and func_verbose output. --no-silent enables
>> "normal" output, but does not affect func_verbose output.
>
>> Okay to push?
>
> This requires a NEWS entry, and libtool.texi update.
> Ideally it should also have a quick functionality test.
Attached, all but functionality test.
--
Chuck
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a38bfb3..7bcf44a 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ New in 2.2.8 2008-??-??: git version 2.2.7a, Libtool team:
- Libtool ships and installs man pages for libtool and libtoolize now.
- New libtool command line flag --help-all.
+ - New libtool command line flag --no-silent (with alternate spelling
+ --no-quiet). This flag (re)enables the default informational messages,
+ but has no effect on so-called "verbose" output messages.
+ Ignoring --debug, there are now four different message levels:
+ normal verbose
+ (default) ON OFF
+ --silent OFF OFF
+ --verbose ON ON
+ --no-silent ON (previous)
* Bug fixes:
@@ -13,6 +22,9 @@ New in 2.2.8 2008-??-??: git version 2.2.7a, Libtool team:
with Autoconf 2.59 (`possibly undefined macro: LT_LIBEXT').
- Fix 2.2.4 regression that caused arguments with special characters
to be mangled by the compile wrapper for uninstalled programs on MinGW.
+ - libtool command line flag --verbose now also enables explicit
+ verbose output, in addition to its previous behavior of (re)enabling
+ only the default informational output. See New Features, --no-silent.
* Miscellaneous changes:
diff --git a/doc/libtool.texi b/doc/libtool.texi
index f03adfb..15ca80b 100644
--- a/doc/libtool.texi
+++ b/doc/libtool.texi
@@ -1207,7 +1207,46 @@ Do not print out any progress or informational messages.
@item -v
@itemx --verbose
-Print out progress and informational messages (enabled by default).
+Print out progress and informational messages (enabled by default),
+as well as additional messages not ordinary seen by default.
+
[EMAIL PROTECTED] --no-quiet
[EMAIL PROTECTED] --no-silent
+Print out the progress and informational messages that are seen
+by default. This option has no effect on whether the additional
+messages seen in @option{--verbose} mode are shown.
+
+Thus, there are now four different message levels (not counting
[EMAIL PROTECTED]), depending on whether the normal messages and/or
+the additional verbose messages are displayed.
+
[EMAIL PROTECTED] @asis
[EMAIL PROTECTED] @strong{default}
+Normal messages are displayed, verbose messages are not displayed.
+
[EMAIL PROTECTED] @option{--silent}
[EMAIL PROTECTED] @option{--quiet}
+Neither normal messages nor verbose messages are displayed.
+
[EMAIL PROTECTED] @option{-v}
[EMAIL PROTECTED] @option{--verbose}
+Both normal messages and verbose messages are displayed.
+
[EMAIL PROTECTED] @option{--no-silent}
[EMAIL PROTECTED] @option{--no-quiet}
+Normal messages are not displayed, but verbose messages might
+be displayed, depending on whether @option{--verbose} was
+passed as an earlier command line option.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] table
+
+Thus, to restore the default state, the following two options
+must be given (in order):
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ... --silent --no-silent ...}
[EMAIL PROTECTED] example
+The first option @option{--silent} ensures that the verbose messages
+are not displayed, and also disables normal messages. The second
+option @option{--no-silent} (re)enables the normal messages.
@item --version
Print libtool version information and exit.
diff --git a/libltdl/config/ltmain.m4sh b/libltdl/config/ltmain.m4sh
index db0ea67..bb85ad9 100644
--- a/libltdl/config/ltmain.m4sh
+++ b/libltdl/config/ltmain.m4sh
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ m4_divert_push([SCRIPT])# @configure_input@
# --mode=MODE use operation mode MODE
# --preserve-dup-deps don't remove duplicate dependency libraries
# --quiet, --silent don't print informational messages
+# --no-quiet, --no-silent
+# print informational messages (default)
# --tag=TAG use configuration variables from tag TAG
-# -v, --verbose print informational messages (default)
+# -v, --verbose print more informational messages than default
# --version print version information
# -h, --help, --help-all print short, long, or detailed help message
#
@@ -319,10 +321,17 @@ func_enable_tag ()
--quiet|--silent) preserve_args="$preserve_args $opt"
opt_silent=:
+ opt_verbose=false
+ ;;
+
+ --no-quiet|--no-silent)
+ preserve_args="$preserve_args $opt"
+ opt_silent=false
;;
--verbose| -v) preserve_args="$preserve_args $opt"
opt_silent=false
+ opt_verbose=:
;;
--tag) test "$#" -eq 0 && func_missing_arg "$opt" && break
