Re: make (possible FAQ)

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From: Barry Margolin
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 08:16

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In article <rm7jzfp5z0.fsf@mlinux.pd.infn.it>,
 Maurizio Loreti <mlo@foobar.it> wrote:

> Ian Zimmerman <bayard@newsguy.com> writes:
> 
> > Maybe you could read te whole post :-)
> 
> I did.  If running "command" is triggered by inadequacy of target1,
> but updates both target1 and target2, a second run of command is never
> triggered being now target2 up-to-date..

I don't think that's how make works.  It makes a plan at the beginning.  
So if target1 and target2 are initially out of date, it will plan on 
running the rules that update each of them.  If updating target1 also 
updates target2, it won't revise its plan; it will still run the rule a 
second time to update target2.

-- 
Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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