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Re: Feature request
From: |
Philip Guenther |
Subject: |
Re: Feature request |
Date: |
Sat, 3 Mar 2012 22:05:58 -0800 |
On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 6:30 PM, Odne Hellebø <address@hidden> wrote:
...
> I have A.java which uses B.java and thus the rule becomes this <A.class :
> A.java B.class>, but I don't need to recompile A.java if B.class is changed,
> I just need B.class to be there with the features I use in A.class. So what
> I suggest is that we seperate the prerequisites and the "file uses these
> things" like <A.class : A.java £ B.class>. Where everything after £ is just
> checked to see if it exists.
...
If I understand what you're asking for, it's been present in GNU make
for almost 10 years under the name "order-only prerequisites". Read
the GNU info pages for details of the syntax and to confirm that it
does what you want.
Philip Guenther
- Feature request, Odne Hellebø, 2012/03/04
- Re: Feature request,
Philip Guenther <=