From: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2021 21:50:51 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: build: Recommend using `&& echo it worked` to work around make
X-Git-Tag: otter-0.5.0~57
X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?a=commitdiff_plain;h=887198ff2043a30614f7609f92aaa3cc53de9dfd;p=otter.git

build: Recommend using `&& echo it worked` to work around make

Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
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diff --git a/docs/build.rst b/docs/build.rst
index 98008ecb..15ce23a9 100644
--- a/docs/build.rst
+++ b/docs/build.rst
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ Build
 
      git clone https://salsa.debian.org/iwj/otter
      cd otter
-     make -j8 all bundled-sources
+     make -j8 all bundled-sources && echo it worked
+
+Expect to see ``it worked`` at the end.  If you don't see that, it
+failed, and the error message is buried in the scrollback.
 
 Build just the shape library preview
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