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Re: Make's assumption that files it does not create do not change
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Paul Smith |
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Re: Make's assumption that files it does not create do not change |
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Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:27:19 -0400 |
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On Tue, 2022-04-12 at 14:58 -0700, Kaz Kylheku wrote:
> I also somewhat regret implementing the feature because it is
> unnecessary.
> The feature is built on the the implementation of pattern rules,
> which already supported multiple targets many years before &:.
Just to mention that these options including &: and just using pattern
rules were discussed in the GitHub issue and the followup comments so
these were known to the folks implementing the change.
I don't really agree that using pattern rules is a sufficient
alternative. Forcing targets to have a common stem is not always
great. I for one am happy that this feature exists!