From c41975127897f71c0f74c5f90b4b3c39b16ad7d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MilhouseVH <milhouseVH.github@nmacleod.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 03:43:28 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] config/path: redirect output less often

---
 config/path | 22 +++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/config/path b/config/path
index f16f18e7e1..ce072d6848 100644
--- a/config/path
+++ b/config/path
@@ -151,16 +151,20 @@ fi
 
 VERSION_SUFFIX=$TARGET_ARCH
 
-SILENT_OUT=3
-VERBOSE_OUT=4
-if [ "$VERBOSE" = yes ]; then
-  exec 3>&1
-  exec 4>&2
-else
-  exec 3>&2
-  exec 4>/dev/null
+# redirect formatted output
+if [ -z "${SILENT_OUT}" -a -z "${VERBOSE_OUT}" ]; then
+  export BUILD_INDENT_SIZE=4
+  export SILENT_OUT=3
+  export VERBOSE_OUT=4
+
+  if [ "$VERBOSE" = yes ]; then
+    exec 3>&1
+    exec 4>&2
+  else
+    exec 3>&2
+    exec 4>/dev/null
+  fi
 fi
-BUILD_INDENT_SIZE=4
 
 # If sourcing a package, configure any package variables dependent on variables we have set
 if [ -n "$PKG_DIR" -a -r $PKG_DIR/package.mk ]; then