RE: Existing file does not exist?!?

[Paul Smith]

On Wed, 2007-01-03 at 07:11 -0800, Hiebert, Darren (MS) wrote:
> I found the reason make is reporting the file as non-existent. It is
> because the target file is declared .PHONY. For whatever reason, make
> treats (or reports) such files as if they never exist, rather than as a
> separate class of phony targets. This led me down a wild goose chase
> trying to find out why the file did not exist. And, yes, there was a
> deliberate reason why this file which really exists was declared phony
> (always want to invoke the rule under certain conditions).
> 
> Might I suggest changing how make reports phony targets?

https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?17206

Cheers!

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