[debhelper-devel] Bug#744380: dh_auto_test: set VERBOSE when running Automake tests

[Niels Thykier]

Control: reassign -1 debhelper,automake

On Sun, 13 Apr 2014 15:15:30 +0100 Simon McVittie <smcv at debian.org> wrote:
> Package: debhelper
> Version: 9.20140228
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> Recent versions of Automake have a new "test driver" that records test
> output in log files rather than printing it to stdout/stderr. It is
> not typically possible to retrieve these log files from the buildds.
> 
> If the environment variable VERBOSE is set to a non-empty value when
> running such tests, this output is suppressed for successful or
> skipped tests, but is sent to stdout for failed tests. This seems
> like "the best of both worlds" for maintainer and buildd use: the
> information is logged in exactly those cases where it is needed.
> 
> Please consider running Automake tests with VERBOSE=1.
> 
> Regards,
>     S
> 
> [...]

Hi,

On #debian-devel, it was proposed to have automake change the default to
be more verbose on test failures.  Eric, what do you think of that idea? :)

Thanks,
~Niels