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Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix
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Peter Eisentraut |
Subject: |
Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix |
Date: |
Tue, 20 Mar 2001 17:39:22 +0100 (CET) |
Akim Demaille writes:
> Peter> The reason (which is documented somewhere in the auto* manuals)
>
> I don't know where.
autoconf.texi
@node Automatic Remaking, , Build Directories, Makefile Substitutions
@subsection Automatic Remaking
[snip]
The @file{stamp-} files are necessary because the timestamps of
@file{config.h.in} and @file{config.h} will not be changed if remaking
them does not change their contents. This feature avoids unnecessary
recompilation. You should include the file @file{stamp-h.in} your
package's distribution, so @code{make} will consider @file{config.h.in}
up to date. On some old @sc{bsd} systems, @code{touch} or any command
that results in an empty file does not update the timestamps, so use a
command like @code{echo} as a workaround.
> Peter> is that on some (BSD?) systems a 'touch' of an empty file
> Peter> doesn't update the time stamp. So in a way, yes, you're
> Peter> avoiding empty files, but it is only necessary in 'make'
> Peter> context.
>
> If someone could specify an actual system like this, I'd be happy to
> update autoconf.texi.
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Peter Eisentraut address@hidden http://yi.org/peter-e/
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, (continued)
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, Eric Siegerman, 2001/03/19
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, Bob Proulx, 2001/03/20
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, Alexandre Oliva, 2001/03/20
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, Akim Demaille, 2001/03/20
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, Alexandre Oliva, 2001/03/20
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, Akim Demaille, 2001/03/20
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, Peter Eisentraut, 2001/03/20
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, Akim Demaille, 2001/03/20
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix,
Peter Eisentraut <=
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, Akim Demaille, 2001/03/20
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, Peter Eisentraut, 2001/03/20
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, Jim Meyering, 2001/03/20
Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, Paul Eggert, 2001/03/19