RE: No progress output when make 4.4.1 builds Linux 4.19 and earlier

[David Laight]

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> Does anyone know why this commit is using a make version comparison?
> That seems totally unnecessary to me; am I forgetting something?  As
> far as I remember,
> 
>     silence := $(findstring s,$(firstword -$(MAKEFLAGS)))

Adding a $(filter-out --%,...) should help with old makes:
Probably:

        silence := $(findstring s,$(firstword $(filter-out --%,$(MAKEFLAGS))))

    David

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