--- a/setupsrc/base.py	2026-06-16 20:36:17.429812410 -0000
+++ b/setupsrc/base.py	2026-06-16 20:38:17.515992123 -0000
@@ -601,7 +601,9 @@
     elif silent:
         kwargs["stdout"] = subprocess.DEVNULL
         kwargs["stderr"] = subprocess.DEVNULL
-    
+    else:
+        kwargs["capture_output"] = True
+ 
     comp_process = subprocess.run(command, cwd=cwd, check=check, **kwargs)
     if capture:
         return comp_process.stdout.decode("utf-8").strip()