Ken Takata wrote:
> 2019/11/4 Mon 0:50:37 UTC+9 Tony Mechelynck wrote: > > > > After recompiling just 8.1.2245 there were no changes to the docs, so > > when running "make install" after that, runtime/doc/Makefile target > > "vimtags" did nothing; yet at that point (runtime/doc/Makefile line > > 325 or src/Makefile line 2373) 25 or so empty lines were written on > > the console. I'm baffled. (I'm compiling in a konsole 18.12.3 terminal > > maximized to 244 columns by 73 lines.) > > > > I checked that the --clean argument is still found at that point in > > the src/Makefile; but in this case Vim seems not to have been invoked > > anyway. > > > > Best regards, > > Tony. > > > > P.S. Here's the relevant part of the console output: > > > > generating help tags > > make[1]: Entering directory '/root/.build/vim/vim-hg/runtime/doc' > > > > ... > > > > > make[1]: Leaving directory '/root/.build/vim/vim-hg/runtime/doc' > > > > How about just redirecting stdout to null? > > --- a/runtime/doc/Makefile > +++ b/runtime/doc/Makefile > @@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ all: tags vim.man evim.man vimdiff.man v > # Use Vim to generate the tags file. Can only be used when Vim has been > # compiled and installed. Supports multiple languages. > vimtags: $(DOCS) > - @if test -x $(VIMEXE); then $(VIMEXE) --clean -eX -u doctags.vim; \ > + @if test -x $(VIMEXE); then $(VIMEXE) -eX -u doctags.vim > /dev/null; \ > else echo "vim executable $(VIMEXE) not found"; fi > > # Use "doctags" to generate the tags file. Only works for English! > > I'm not sure whether --clean is really needed. One never knows what mappings and autocommands a user has, better avoid them. > I'm also wandering `type $(VIMEXE) > /dev/null` might be better than `test > -x $(VIMEXE)`. > `test -x` doesn't allow to use vim in $PATH. Right, "make vimtags" doesn't work. I'm not sure how widespread "type" is, I think "which" should be safer. -- How To Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity: 7. Finish all your sentences with "in accordance with the prophecy". /// Bram Moolenaar -- [email protected] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ an exciting new programming language -- http://www.Zimbu.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_dev/201911031739.xA3HdATl022663%40masaka.moolenaar.net.
