gEDA-user: Patch to PCB build system needs testing/feedback

[Jared Casper <jaredcasper@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

I just discovered that the latest automake (1.11) has a nifty feature
to create "silent" build rules to produce a Linux kernel style build
that just displays "CC  file.c" etc. instead of the whole command line
(must have missed the memo last year).   The attached patch enables
this mode in PCB and edits most of the custom build rules to use the
new silent type of output.  Right now it turns silent build on by
default.   The old style can be obtained using "make V=1" or with the
--disable-silent-rules configure option.  To make it not on by
default, remove the [yes] in the call to AM_SILENT_RULES in
configure.ac.

I think it makes the build much cleaner and readable overall and, more
importantly, makes the errors and warnings much easier to see.

I decided to send it here instead of the patch tracker for two
reasons:  1) Feedback to see if people like this style of build
output.  2) Testing.  I don't have a box that has autoconf > 2.60 and
automake < 1.11 (I either have servers that have been up for ever and
still on autoconf < 2.60 or desktops that are very up to date and have
automake >= 1.11.)  I'd be surprised if it broke things with automake
< 1.11, but that needs testing.  Also, I don't have a Windows box or a
box with a non-GNU tool chain to test it out on.  So if any body with
these environments can test this out for me I'd appreciate it.

Thanks!

Jared


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