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Re: make clean after mf changes
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James Lowe |
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Re: make clean after mf changes |
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Mon, 14 Oct 2019 15:40:23 +0100 (BST) |
Dan,
On Mon, 14 Oct 2019 09:24:39 -0400, Dan Eble <address@hidden> wrote:
> The Contributor’s Guide says,
>
> > Also, if you modify any font definitions in the mf/ directory then you must
> > run make clean and make before running make test-redo. This will recompile
> > everything, whether modified or not, and takes a lot longer.
>
> I assume the superficial explanation for requiring “make clean" here is that
> the makefile dependencies are (or were) incomplete. If you have deeper
> knowledge, I’d appreciate being told anything that would shorten my
> investigation into it. “That’s old and shouldn’t be required anymore” or
> “Fixing it is hopeless!” would also be helpful.
There are a number of mentions of why this is needed in the archives - I just
have trouble finding them - however here is one thread
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2011-04/msg00054.html
I hope that means more to you than me and is helpful.
James