--quiet

[Leont]

Currently we have the --quiet option in the spec with a question mark behind it. I propose we drop it.

Firstly, having both verbose and quiet as separate entities is confusing,

Secondly, I don't see the use of it. What it currently does is in Module::Build

• Make file copying quiet
• Make fake installing quiet
• Make ExtUtils::CBuilder quiet
• Disable some informational output (e.g. "Building $distname\n"), unless verbose is also set.

It's not affecting TAP::Harness, despite that having lots of quietness levels.

I've often wanted a build to be more verbose, but I never wanted it to be more quiet. Maybe because CPAN clients can already make it quiet for me.

[karenetheridge]

On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 05:47:07AM -0700, Leon Timmermans wrote:

Currently we have the --quiet option in the spec with a question mark behind it. I propose we drop it.

+1

[dagolden]

I agree. We should only have one of verbose or quiet. I think we should subtly encourage the default to be "quiet" so keeping "verbose" is better.