Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues <at> gmx.de> writes: > > The output of 'make dist' has become more and more cluttered. > I am thinking of two choices to clean it up: > - either post all commands, i.e., each cp and all, > - or just post basically one line per directory, > - or post nothing. > > The patch below goes the second way. I've pushed it now, but I'd > appreciate comments, thoughts, and suggestions?
I like the shorter output. However, ... > new_top_distdir=$$reldir; \ > + echo " (cd $$subdir && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) top_distdir="$$new_top_distdir" > distdir="$$new_distdir" \\"; \ > + echo " am__remove_distdir=: am__skip_length_check=: distdir)"; \ Not portable. You can't mix echo and \, since not all echo interpret \. -- Eric Blake
