From 15fa5e5b555fdc1aad10f51822de877cde71294d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Helmut Grohne Date: Sun, 9 May 2021 07:50:18 +0200 Subject: the stdout fd contains the build log Using a pipe enables streaming of logs, which would not be possible with a regular file output. --- README.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 603d157..66b9fa7 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ The output directory `out` is supposed to be an empty directory. Then run one of the backends `mdbp-BACKEND [BACKENDOPTIONS] REQUEST.json`. The process blocks until the build has finished and its return code signifies success or failure of the operation. Usage of unsupported parameters of the particular -backend result in a failure of the operation as a whole. +backend result in a failure of the operation as a whole. The content of the +stdout file descriptor is to be considered the build log. When to use mdbp? ----------------- -- cgit v1.2.3