Re: choosing the default for silent-rules

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Jim Meyering wrote on Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 01:34:50PM CEST:
> 
> Switching to silent-rules feels like progress, so I want it to be
> enabled by default, at least for packages I maintain.  Of course,
> that's my judgment, and if enough people say that my enabling
> silent-rules broke their XYZ, I can always change it back.

I'm a bit undecided on the issue, with no great preference.  Thus I
think I'll keep the argument to AM_SILENT_RULES undocumented for now
and let users fight this out when it spreads.

Cheers,
Ralf