The way the Perl version of build-git-snapshot works, it doesn't output the build process as its going. This makes it harder to see what's happening, or why it broke.
Created attachment 5015 [details] [review] Bug 6722: Cause build output to appear on the screen This allows the build information to not be suppressed when using build-git-snapshot. This makes seeing where problems are substantially easier.
Great patch! But it does produce a lot of output, could it be an idea to "hide" it behind a --verbose or --debug option?
Created attachment 5017 [details] [review] Signed-off patch As Robin said, this makes debugging the building of packages much easier. Signing off!
I don't want to hide it because if you're building packages, this is the kind of thing you should be seeing. Also, it beats waiting for 5 minutes with no output. As this is a developer tool, I think it's OK to show all the build output.
Hm, seems I forgot to change the Patch Status when I looked at this in the middle of August... And I agree with Robin now, all that output shouldn't hurt.
Debian packaging patch, pushed please test
This fix was pulled into 3.4.x via bug 5602.