[bug #59169] Add a --debug=why category for the -d/--debug option

2020-09-26 Thread David Boyce
Follow-up Comment #2, bug #59169 (project make): I've posted a patch to do this. Very lightly tested but after all it doesn't add or change any functionality. ___ Reply to this item at:

[bug #59169] Add a --debug=why category for the -d/--debug option

2020-09-26 Thread David Boyce
Additional Item Attachment, bug #59169 (project make): File name: debug_print_why.patch Size:2 KB ___ Reply to this item at:

[bug #59169] Add a --debug=why category for the -d/--debug option

2020-09-26 Thread Paul D. Smith
Follow-up Comment #1, bug #59169 (project make): I don't fully remember why I created --trace as a separate option. I think the idea was that it would be useful for "normal users" who weren't trying to debug makefiles, but rather were trying to trace their build operations, so putting it under