[New-bugs-announce] [issue32429] Outdated Modules/Setup warning is invisible

[Julien Palard]

New submission from Julien Palard <julien+python at palard.fr>:

The devguide advise to run `make -j`, why not, but in any cases between `make -j4` and `make -j` the warning:

    -----------------------------------------------
    Modules/Setup.dist is newer than Modules/Setup;
    check to make sure you have all the updates you
    need in your Modules/Setup file.
    Usually, copying Modules/Setup.dist to Modules/Setup will work.
    -----------------------------------------------

is invisible (gets on screen first, and get kicked real quick by the compilation lines).

This got me once, and I'm not alone: https://bugs.python.org/issue32335 (And I suspect we're more than just two).

I propose to make this stop the compilation, proposing two cases:

- You modified the file? Touch it so it gets seen as up to date by makefile
- You didn't modified it? Copy Modules/Setup.dist to Modules/Setup

Something like:

    $ make
    -----------------------------------------------
    Modules/Setup.dist is newer than Modules/Setup;
    check to make sure you have all the updates you
    need in your Modules/Setup file.
    Usually, copying Modules/Setup.dist to Modules/Setup will work.
    Or if you want to keep your modifications, touch Modules/Setup
    to skip this warning.
    -----------------------------------------------
    Makefile:703: recipe for target 'Modules/Setup' failed
    make: *** [Modules/Setup] Error 1

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assignee: mdk
components: Build
messages: 309066
nosy: mdk, xdegaye
priority: low
severity: normal
status: open
title: Outdated Modules/Setup warning is invisible
type: enhancement
versions: Python 2.7, Python 3.6, Python 3.7

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