bug#8662: check_JAVA does not support silent rules

[Stefano Lattarini]

severity: wishlist
thanks

On Thursday 12 May 2011, Petteri Räty wrote:
> relevant file snippets:
> 
> configure.ac:
> AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
> 
> Makefile.am:
> check_JAVA = Hello.java
> 
> Now with make check you get output:
> 
> CLASSPATH=.:./.:$CLASSPATH javac -d . Hello.java
> echo timestamp > classcheck.stamp
> 
> As all sources are compiled with one command a silent javac output could
> be for example just
> 
>   JAVAC
> 
> This would match the output for files other types like CC and CXX.
> 
 
Hello Petteri, thanks for the report.

I'm re-labelling it as a 'wishlist', because what it highlighs is
"just" an automake limitation, rather than an "intrinsic" bug.

Also note that your report prompted me to think about a more general
incompleteness of the current APIs for the 'silent-rules' support;
for more info (in case you are interested), see:
 <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=8665>

Thanks,
  Stefano