Why does make echo every command it runs to the screen?

[Peter]

On Fri, 14 Jul 2006, Jason Spiro wrote:

> Why does make, by default, echo every command it runs to the screen?
>
> Wouldn't it be better if it did not, and instead gcc echoed the full
> pathname of all files that caused errors or warnings while compiling?
>
> Sounds to me such a way would be more in tune with the old Unix
> philosophy of commands not displaying any output to the screen unless
> there's a problem.
>
> Please CC me,

something:
 	@echo "I am so quiet"

Peter

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