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To capture the output of a kernel compile, why not just redirect the output? 
make zImage... > compile-output 2>&1

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Also, I usually put such commands in the background and tail the output file occasionally to see how things are going,

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Re^4: Wanted: humanly readable `script` output
by mrslopenk (Acolyte) on May 04, 2008 at 20:46 UTC
    Yes, that would have been a good idea. Still, I would like a transcript of both the commands I typed and the output.

    Moreover, it would make the perl-kiddie in me quite happy if I could parse terminal control codes in my favorite language.
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