[BUG] can not see compilation (can't see gcc command line options when compiling)

[illume]

setuptools version

69.5.1

Python version

3.12.3

OS

Ubuntu 24.04 and 22.04

Additional environment information

No response

Description

I need to see what options are supplied to gcc when developing a package.

Expected behavior

It used to be that I could see what was being compiled and how.

I tried passing --verbose, but it doesn't work.

How to Reproduce

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Output

[mcepl]

Well, I also observe that there are no messages from gcc even with --verbose sent to setuptools. See https://builds.sr.ht/~mcepl/job/1248381