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New logging format for meson test

The console output format for meson test has changed in several ways. The major changes are:

  • if stdout is a tty, meson includes a progress report.

  • if --print-errorlogs is specified, the logs are printed as tests run rather than afterwards. All the error logs are printed rather than only the first ten.

  • if --verbose is specified and --num-processes specifies more than one concurrent test, test output is buffered and printed after the test finishes.

  • the console logs include a reproducer command. If --verbose is specified, the command is printed for all tests at the time they start; otherwise, it is printed for failing tests at the time the test finishes.

  • for TAP and Rust tests, Meson is able to report individual subtests. If --verbose is specified, all tests are reported. If --print-errorlogs is specified, only failures are.

In addition, if --verbose was specified, Meson used not to generate logs. This limitation has now been removed.

These changes make the default ninja test output more readable, while --verbose output provides detailed, human-readable logs that are well suited to CI environments.