[Buildroot] [PATCH] infra: display current task as title of the term window

[Thomas De Schampheleire]

Op 21-aug.-2013 00:32 schreef "Arnout Vandecappelle" <arnout at mind.be> het
volgende:
>
> On 19/08/13 20:49, Thomas De Schampheleire wrote:
> [snip]
>
>>  >> However, while testing again, I noticed an annoyance: if the build
>>  >> process stops prematurely, for example because the build fails or the
>>  >> user interrupts it, the last tab title remains. I would much prefer
>>  >> that we can cleanly restore this no matter how buildroot/make stops.
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >  Won't that be the case regardless of whether the build fails or
succeeds?
>>
>> Currently it is indeed, but that could easily be fixed by adding an extra
>> such print at the end.
>
>
>  A print of what? An empty string? Then your window won't have a title
anymore... There is no way to save the previous window title, so I really
think that if PS1 doesn't set the window title, then buildroot shouldn't
either.

Other programs, like gentoo portage, are able to restore the window title
correctly. I don't know how, but it is possible.

That said, although I like the idea of easily seeing which package is
currently building, I also think it should either be perfect or not be at
all.

As an alternative, is it possible to count the number of make targets /
packages remaining, and show that in the MESSAGEs? Then you only have to
scroll up to the last message to get an idea...

Best regards,
Thomas
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