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

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Stefano Lattarini wrote on Sun, Apr 03, 2011 at 11:05:54AM CEST:
> 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.

Ah ok.

> Also, the involved tests currently require GNU make anyway.

Oh, then my argument is moot.

> But
> I'm planning to enhance them to work with non-GNU make too, so
> this objection is moot.

Then not any more.  ;-)

So, up to you I guess.

Thanks,
Ralf