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Re: [PATCH] {master} tests: remove useless sleep from tests on remake ru
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Ralf Wildenhues |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH] {master} tests: remove useless sleep from tests on remake rules |
Date: |
Sat, 9 Apr 2011 12:57:39 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.5.20 (2010-08-04) |
* Stefano Lattarini wrote on Sun, Apr 03, 2011 at 11:05:54AM CEST:
> On Sunday 03 April 2011, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> > * Stefano Lattarini wrote on Sun, Apr 03, 2011 at 10:23:57AM CEST:
> > > The sleeps were there to make generated autotools files strictly
> > > newer than their sources; however, this is not necessary, since
> > > POSIX mandates that make considers files with the same timestamp
> > > of their dependencies to be up-to-date.
> >
> > info Autoconf "Timestamps and Make", in git Autoconf, tells you why
> > these are good for HP-UX make.
> >
> Yes, but the worst that can happen would be that the first $MAKE
> call is not really a no-op, and some autotools files get rebuilt.
Ah ok.
> Also, the involved tests currently require GNU make anyway.
Oh, then my argument is moot.
> But
> I'm planning to enhance them to work with non-GNU make too, so
> this objection is moot.
Then not any more. ;-)
So, up to you I guess.
Thanks,
Ralf