On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 09:46:03AM -0700, Tim Kientzle wrote: > > I would argue "the problem with make"... ;-) I think it's pretty > clear that > > a b c: foo > buildabc > > does not require that 'buildabc' be run three times. It's a common perception and one that's wrong. a b c: d foo is a shorthand for a: d foo b: d foo c: d foo Since most make variants only look at the timestamp one can avoid building a, b, and c thrice by enforcing an ordering. Make variants like clearmake may not be tricked that easily, because they keep track of much more. -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel_at_xcllnt.netReceived on Mon Jul 21 2003 - 09:26:02 UTC
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Wed May 19 2021 - 11:37:16 UTC