@@ -551,8 +551,11 @@ the current output port."
(every (compose zero? cdr waitpid) pids)
;; Skip a line after what 'progress-reporter/file' printed, and another
- ;; one to visually separate substitutions.
- (display "\n\n" (current-error-port))
+ ;; one to visually separate substitutions. When PRINT-BUILD-TRACE? is
+ ;; true, leave it up to (guix status) to prettify things.
+ (newline (current-error-port))
+ (unless print-build-trace?
+ (newline (current-error-port)))
;; Check whether we got the data announced in NARINFO.
(let ((actual (get-hash)))