[Buildroot] Build Output

[Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@uclibc.org>]

>>>>> "Dan" == Dan Pattison <dan.pattison@ethertek.ca> writes:

 > Hello,
 > I am using the post image script feature to compile and install
 > various custom packages. In my shell and make files I want to make the
 > ouput show the various stages of package installation like buildroot
 > does with text that has a highlighted back ground. This helps in
 > debugging to see where certain programs start their build process.

 > For instance, when the post-image script fires it outputs the line
 > below with a highlighted back ground that is easy to spot.
 >>>> Executing post-image script board/ethertek/ws/post-build.sh

 > I tried the line below in my own post-build.sh, but get a command not
 > found error.
 > $(call MESSAGE,"Building Package FOO");

 > Is it possible to make the call command above work in my own shell
 > scripts that reside in the board folder? If yes, what do I include to
 > make that work?

Not really. MESSAGE is a make macro, so you cannot use it from a shell
script.

But you can take a look at the implementation in package/pkg-utils.mk
and create a similar shell function, something like:

MESSAGE() {
    tput smso
    echo ">>> $*"
    tput rmso
}

MESSAGE hello world

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard