Re: GMAKE 3.81 vs GMAKE 4.2

[Kaz Kylheku (gmake)]

On 2019-10-03 19:06, nikhil jain wrote:
> Just to confirm -
>
> My build works with all the make versions. It's the binary which fails.

Then, I think, perhaps it would be good to avoid phrasing like
"build fails". Clearly, that is the opposite of "build works" that
you're using here.

> With 3.81, verbose true and false works.
> So, I was just wondering if there is some change in command display
> starting version 3.82 ?

Since mechanisms like VERBOSE=y are implemented entirely inside the
Makefiles themselves, whoever is reproducing a problem like this
has to narrow it down more. Not necessarily root cause it, but find
a minimal-ish repro test case that shows the change in behavior.

Lots of projects have elaborate Makefiles with condensed command
printing and VERBOSE type flags. If the @ mechanism simply broke,
there would be widespread groaning.