A NOTE has been added to this issue. ====================================================================== https://www.austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=1650 ====================================================================== Reported By: rillig Assigned To: ====================================================================== Project: Issue 8 drafts Issue ID: 1650 Category: Shell and Utilities Type: Clarification Requested Severity: Editorial Priority: normal Status: New Name: Roland Illig Organization: User Reference: Section: make Page Number: 3103-3136 Line Number: Final Accepted Text: ====================================================================== Date Submitted: 2023-03-31 08:46 UTC Last Modified: 2023-06-01 16:04 UTC ====================================================================== Summary: Words 'prerequisite' and 'dependency' used interchangeably ======================================================================
---------------------------------------------------------------------- (0006301) Don Cragun (manager) - 2023-06-01 16:04 https://www.austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=1650#c6301 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On page 3107 line 104641 section make, change:<blockquote>A target shall be considered up-to-date if it exists and is newer than all of its dependencies</blockquote>to:<blockquote>A target shall be considered up-to-date if it exists and is newer than all of its prerequisites</blockquote> On page 3111 line 104824 section make, change:<blockquote>When source files are named in a dependency list, make treats them just like any other target. Because the source file is presumed to be present in the directory, there is no need to add an entry for it to the makefile. When a target has no dependencies, but is present in the directory, make assumes that that file is up-to-date.</blockquote>to:<blockquote>When source files are named in a list of prerequisites, make treats them just like any other target. Because the source file is presumed to be present in the directory, there is no need to add an entry for it to the makefile. When a target has no prerequisites, but is present in the directory, make assumes that that file is up-to-date.</blockquote> On page 3116 line 105066 section make, change:<blockquote>Dependencies added by target rules without commands</blockquote>to:<blockquote>Prerequisites added by target rules without commands</blockquote> Add a separate note: The original POSIX.2-1992 standard was careful to use "prerequisite" throughout. Uses of "dependency" have crept in via the SCCS features from The Single UNIX Specification, version 2, and in some edits made since the 2018 edition of the standard. The rationale contains a reference to "The System V dynamic dependency feature" which should remain, as that is what it was called historically. Issue History Date Modified Username Field Change ====================================================================== 2023-03-31 08:46 rillig New Issue 2023-03-31 08:46 rillig Name => Roland Illig 2023-03-31 08:46 rillig Section => make 2023-03-31 08:46 rillig Page Number => 3103-3136 2023-04-01 13:43 cmsmith Note Added: 0006240 2023-06-01 16:02 geoffclare Note Added: 0006300 2023-06-01 16:04 Don Cragun Note Added: 0006301 ======================================================================
