Re: [Emacs-diffs] /srv/bzr/emacs/trunk r103199: * src/Makefile.in (gl-stamp): Create globals.h here.

[Stefan Monnier]

> -globals.h: gl-stamp
> -     cp gl-stamp globals.h
> +globals.h: gl-stamp; @true
 
>  GLOBAL_SOURCES = $(base_obj:.o=.c) $(NS_OBJC_OBJ:.o=.m)
 
>  gl-stamp: $(libsrc)/make-docfile$(EXEEXT) $(GLOBAL_SOURCES)
>       @rm -f gl-tmp
>       $(libsrc)/make-docfile -d $(srcdir) -g $(SOME_MACHINE_OBJECTS) $(obj) > 
> gl-tmp
> -     $(srcdir)/../move-if-change gl-tmp gl-stamp
> +     $(srcdir)/../move-if-change gl-tmp globals.h
> +     echo timestamp > $@
 
I don't understand this gl-stamp business.  The dependencies seem to
imply that any change to one of the source files will cause global.h to
be rebuilt, so we could just as well get rid of gl-stamp, right?
What am I missing?


        Stefan