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Re: Dependency to update Makefile
From: |
Raja R Harinath |
Subject: |
Re: Dependency to update Makefile |
Date: |
24 Apr 2001 00:28:12 -0500 |
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Gnus/5.090003 (Oort Gnus v0.03) Emacs/21.0.102 |
Hi,
Tom Tromey <address@hidden> writes:
> >>>>> "Raj" == Raj (Basavaraj) Karadakal <address@hidden> writes:
>
> Raj> I am using clearmake in gnu compatibility mode.
>
> Maybe it is a bug in the compatibility mode then.
>
> With GNU make, any `Makefile' target is processed before all other
> targets. If the Makefile is rebuilt then it is re-read before
> processing continues. We rely on this feature in the automatic
> rebuilding rules.
That also means that BUILT_SOURCES will be built before Makefile (if
any released automake is used). So, it matters if the target being
built out-of-turn is mentioned in BUILT_SOURCES or not.
- Hari
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