Re: How to speed up 'automake'

[Sam James]

> On 3 May 2022, at 22:57, Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> wrote:
> 
>    I see no reason why mv would be so crucial.
> 
> Hmm, I guess you're right. Thanks for the analysis.
> 
> The purpose of the stamp files is to avoid partial files being written
> (and screwing up future makes), but if the file is zero bytes, it seems
> that problem cannot happen.
> 
> Jim, do you agree? I'll install the change if yes. --thanks, karl.
> 

Fancy doing it? Jim agreed :)

Best,
sam

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