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Re: How can I get `make` to look at the mtime of a symlink?
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: How can I get `make` to look at the mtime of a symlink? |
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Sun, 06 Aug 2017 12:02:25 -0400 |
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>> I need to update some files whenever a symlink changes, even if the new
>> target of the symlink is an old file.
>> How can I do that with GNU Make?
> See:
> -L, --check-symlink-times
> Use the latest mtime between symlinks and target.
Thanks. Is there a way to do it from within the Makefile (either
globally, or for specific targets)?
Stefan