howto make "make check" verbose in 2.69

[Rainer Gerhards]

Hi all,

I use autoconf's "make check" feature in rsyslog. The tests provide verbose
output, which I used to track down problems if the test fails.
Unfortunately, in 2.69 I do no longer see this output, just a simple
"[FAIL]" or "[OK]" message for the test -- like in a silent build. I've now
searched how to get the verboseness back, but I couldn't find a solution.

Can anyone lend me a helping hand?

Thanks a lot in advance!
Rainer

[Eric Blake]

Post by Rainer Gerhards
Hi all,
I use autoconf's "make check" feature in rsyslog. The tests provide verbose
output, which I used to track down problems if the test fails.
Unfortunately, in 2.69 I do no longer see this output, just a simple
"[FAIL]" or "[OK]" message for the test -- like in a silent build. I've now
searched how to get the verboseness back, but I couldn't find a solution.

Actually, that's a symptom of automake, not autoconf. You may get
better answers on that list.

Post by Rainer Gerhards
Can anyone lend me a helping hand?

Reading the automake docs:
https://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/automake.html#Scripts_002dbased-Testsuites
one possibility is to manually tell automake that you want the older
serial testsuite harness instead of its newer default parallel harness.

[Rainer Gerhards]

Post by Rainer Gerhards

Post by Rainer Gerhards
Hi all,
I use autoconf's "make check" feature in rsyslog. The tests provide

verbose

Post by Rainer Gerhards
output, which I used to track down problems if the test fails.
Unfortunately, in 2.69 I do no longer see this output, just a simple
"[FAIL]" or "[OK]" message for the test -- like in a silent build. I've

now

Post by Rainer Gerhards
searched how to get the verboseness back, but I couldn't find a solution.

Actually, that's a symptom of automake, not autoconf. You may get
better answers on that list.

Post by Rainer Gerhards
Can anyone lend me a helping hand?

https://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/automake.html#Scripts_002dbased-Testsuites
one possibility is to manually tell automake that you want the older
serial testsuite harness instead of its newer default parallel harness.

excellent, thanks a lot. "Parallel" is even worse here, as the tests cannot
be run in parallel. All works well with the serial-tests option. For
follow-up questions (if any), I'll ponder the automake list.

Thanks again,
Rainer