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Re: make always builds, part 2
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Eli Zaretskii |
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Re: make always builds, part 2 |
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Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:31:17 +0200 |
> From: Paul Smith <address@hidden>
> Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:53:09 -0500
> Cc: address@hidden
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> On POSIX systems a directory is considered modified any time a file
> or subdirectory is created, removed, or renamed in that directory.
On Windows, with NTFS filesystems, a directory gets its modification
time updated when a file is created or deleted, but not when a file is
renamed. Not sure about FAT32, but I hope no one uses those anymore.
> It's almost never correct to list a directory as a prerequisite in a
> make rule.
Right.