Re: silent installs

[Ralf Corsepius]

On 01/29/2010 09:05 AM, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> Is there a reason why the install target doesn't respect make -s?
>
> I would really like to see autotools and libtool respect make -s.
What for?

> When a developer asks for a silent build in order to catch problems
> all one should see is real warnings and problems.

Silent make rules are harmful:

E.g.
- Bogus defines
- Bogus include/library paths
- Incorrect CFLAGS/...
- link library order
typically do not show up as compiler warnings or errors.

Silent building is only appropriate when a user knows what he is doing 
and when explicitly asking of it. When getting used to doing so rsp. 
when making silent make-rules the default, packages tend to gradually 
rott, because bugs tend to slip through unnoticed.

Ralf