[buildd-tools-devel] Bug#756589: sbuild: set DH_VERBOSE to get verbose build logs from buildds

[Kurt Roeckx]

On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 08:36:45AM +0100, Simon McVittie wrote:
> Package: sbuild
> Version: 0.64.1-1
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> In #551463 and #680686, people requested that debhelper should automatically
> pass --disable-silent-rules to Automake build systems for the jessie
> "verbose build logs" release goal.
> 
> Joey was reluctant to enable this by default (to avoid package maintainers
> getting sufficiently verbose logs when developing that warnings are not
> readily visible), but did merge a patch to do so when DH_VERBOSE is set
> (#751207), with the suggestion that the buildds should enable it.
> 
> sbuild is a more or less non-interactive build even when not on a buildd,
> and produces copious output regardless of debhelper settings, so I think
> it would be reasonable for it to set DH_VERBOSE by default.

I think DH_VERBOSE does more than just pass
--disable-silent-rules.  You can also get the behaviour you want
with setting V=1.


Kurt