Re: [PATCH] {master} tests: remove useless sleep from tests on remake rules

[Stefano Lattarini]

On Sunday 03 April 2011, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> * Stefano Lattarini wrote on Sun, Apr 03, 2011 at 10:23:57AM CEST:
> > The sleeps were there to make generated autotools files strictly
> > newer than their sources; however, this is not necessary, since
> > POSIX mandates that make considers files with the same timestamp
> > of their dependencies to be up-to-date.
> 
> info Autoconf "Timestamps and Make", in git Autoconf, tells you why
> these are good for HP-UX make.
>
Yes, but the worst that can happen would be that the first $MAKE
call is not really a no-op, and some autotools files get rebuilt.

Also, the involved tests currently require GNU make anyway.  But
I'm planning to enhance them to work with non-GNU make too, so
this objection is moot.

> > OK for master?  I will push in 72 hours if there is no objection.
> 
> I'd say let's omit the patch for safety.
>
I've no strong feelings here, so if my observation above doesn't
sway you, I'll just drop the patch.

Thanks,
  Stefano