[U-Boot-Users] RFC: Concise Build Output

[Grant Likely]

On 1/23/08, Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de> wrote:
> Dear Jon,
>
> in message <E1JHnoD-0004we-IN at jdl.com> you wrote:
> >
> > In the spirit of the Linux and Git build systems,
> > I have a modified U-Boot build system that supports
> > a much more concise output!  One of the primary
> > motivations for this style of output is that it
> > will very readily highlight build issues and problems
> > as your build progresses.  The original, complete
> > build output is obtainable by simply supplying "V=1"
> > on the make invocation in exactly the same way as
> > both Linux and Git do today.
>
<snip>
> So my question is: which problem are you trying to solve that is  not
> already solved by "make -s" or "MAKEALL"? I don't really see the need
> for a solution between no output and full output. YMMV, of course.
>
> Hope I didn't frustrate you - I still appreciate the effort.

Hey Jon, Wolfgang;

I think this is a good change myself.  The biggest reason is that it
makes the default output terse instead of verbose.  I'd hazard to
wager that most developers don't use 'make -s', MAKEALL, or anything
else to trim the output (I certainly don't).  By making the default
output terse, with errors and warning visually distinct from progress
indication, in increases the likelyhood that warnings will actually
get seen and fixed (because more people will notice it).

I say make this change.

Cheers,
g.



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Grant Likely, B.Sc., P.Eng.
Secret Lab Technologies Ltd.