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Re: make it possible to avoid symlinks in coreutils' bootstrap
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Ralf Wildenhues |
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Re: make it possible to avoid symlinks in coreutils' bootstrap |
Date: |
Wed, 11 Oct 2006 08:55:29 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-09-08) |
* Paul Eggert wrote on Wed, Oct 11, 2006 at 08:49:33AM CEST:
> > From: Ralf Wildenhues <address@hidden>
> >
> > > Yes, but exactly the same problem exists with symbolic links.
> >
> > I don't see how. The first `make' already sees the new files from the
> > gnulib tree, through the symlinks.
>
> Symlinks pass through the last-modified time of the gnulib files.
> cp -p also passes through the last-modified time of the gnulib files.
> So if the first "make" already sees the new files from the gnulib
> tree through the symlinks, it will also see the new files from
> the gnulib files through copies made via cp -p.
But the `cp -p' of the new gnulib files happens only after the first
`make' in the scenario.
It's a typical (for me) "I was tired and I typed `make' before
`./bootstrap' after updating gnulib sources" scenario.
- make it possible to avoid symlinks in coreutils' bootstrap, Bruno Haible, 2006/10/09
- Re: make it possible to avoid symlinks in coreutils' bootstrap, Paul Eggert, 2006/10/09
- Re: make it possible to avoid symlinks in coreutils' bootstrap, Ralf Wildenhues, 2006/10/10
- Re: make it possible to avoid symlinks in coreutils' bootstrap, Ralf Wildenhues, 2006/10/10
- Re: make it possible to avoid symlinks in coreutils' bootstrap, Paul Eggert, 2006/10/10
- Re: make it possible to avoid symlinks in coreutils' bootstrap, Ralf Wildenhues, 2006/10/11
- Re: make it possible to avoid symlinks in coreutils' bootstrap, Paul Eggert, 2006/10/11
- Re: make it possible to avoid symlinks in coreutils' bootstrap, Ralf Wildenhues, 2006/10/11
- Re: [bug-gnulib] make it possible to avoid symlinks in coreutils' bootstrap, Bruno Haible, 2006/10/11