laconic_output.patch

diff -ur paludis-2.6.0/src/clients/cave/cmd_display_resolution.cc paludis-2.6.0.new/src/clients/cave/cmd_display_resolution.cc
--- .a/src/clients/cave/cmd_display_resolution.cc	2016-04-29 22:12:48.000000000 +0300
+++ .b/src/clients/cave/cmd_display_resolution.cc	2016-06-12 15:21:19.000000000 +0300
@@ -611,6 +611,9 @@
                         added = true;
                 }
 
+                if (cmdline.display_options.a_my_laconic_display.specified() && (! (changed || added)))
+                    continue;
+
                 if (co_implicit == (*i)->origin() || (*k)->hidden())
                 {
                     if (added || changed)
@@ -1262,7 +1265,10 @@
 
         display_one_description(env, cmdline, decision.origin_id(), ! old_id);
         display_choices(env, cmdline, decision.origin_id(), decision.if_changed_choices(), old_id, choices_to_explain);
-        display_reasons(resolution, decision.if_changed_choices(), more_annotations);
+        if (! cmdline.display_options.a_my_laconic_display.specified())
+            display_reasons(resolution, decision.if_changed_choices(), more_annotations);
+        else if (ct_new == decision.change_type())
+            display_reasons(resolution, decision.if_changed_choices(), more_annotations);
         display_masks(env, decision);
         if (maybe_totals)
             display_downloads(env, cmdline, decision.origin_id(), maybe_totals);
@@ -1271,8 +1277,17 @@
         if (confirmations)
             display_confirmations(decision);
         if (! cycle_notes.empty())
-            cout << fuc(unorderable ? fs_cycle_notes_error() : fs_cycle_notes(),
-                    fv<'s'>(cycle_notes));
+        {
+            if (cmdline.display_options.a_my_laconic_display.specified())
+            {
+                if (ct_new == decision.change_type())
+                    cout << fuc(unorderable ? fs_cycle_notes_error() : fs_cycle_notes(),
+                            fv<'s'>(cycle_notes));
+            }
+            else
+                cout << fuc(unorderable ? fs_cycle_notes_error() : fs_cycle_notes(),
+                        fv<'s'>(cycle_notes));
+        }
     }
 
     void display_one_uninstall(
diff -ur paludis-2.6.0/src/clients/cave/resolve_cmdline.cc paludis-2.6.0.new/src/clients/cave/resolve_cmdline.cc
--- .a/src/clients/cave/resolve_cmdline.cc	2016-04-29 22:12:48.000000000 +0300
+++ .b/src/clients/cave/resolve_cmdline.cc	2016-06-12 15:21:19.000000000 +0300
@@ -343,6 +343,8 @@
             ("all",                        "Show for all packages"),
             "new"
             ),
+    a_my_laconic_display(&g_display_options, "my-laconic-display", '\0',
+            "Makes display output more laconic in some cases", true),
     g_explanations(this, "Explanations", "Options requesting the resolver explain a particular decision "
             "that it made"),
     a_explain(&g_explanations, "explain", 'X', "Explain why the resolver made a particular decision. The "
diff -ur paludis-2.6.0/src/clients/cave/resolve_cmdline.hh paludis-2.6.0.new/src/clients/cave/resolve_cmdline.hh
--- .a/src/clients/cave/resolve_cmdline.hh	2016-04-29 22:12:48.000000000 +0300
+++ .b/src/clients/cave/resolve_cmdline.hh	2016-06-12 15:21:19.000000000 +0300
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@
             args::ArgsGroup g_display_options;
             args::EnumArg a_show_option_descriptions;
             args::EnumArg a_show_descriptions;
+            args::SwitchArg a_my_laconic_display;
 
             args::ArgsGroup g_explanations;
             args::StringSetArg a_explain;