On Mon, 13 May 2019 00:05:59 +0200 Bruno Haible <br...@clisp.org> wrote:
> Howard Chu wrote: > > >> Example with one rule creating 4 files: > > >> > > >> all : copy1 > > >> > > >> copy1: Makefile > > >> install -c -m 644 Makefile copy1 > > >> install -c -m 644 Makefile copy2 > > >> install -c -m 644 Makefile copy3 > > >> install -c -m 644 Makefile copy4 > > > > > > I think the "representative" file should be copy4 here, because it's > > > the one that gets created last. > > > > That sort of thing is only true in serial make, you can't rely on it > > in parallel make. > > The sequence of lines of the recipe of a rule gets executed in order, > even in parallel make, no? Yes, they will be run in sequence even with parallel make and copy4 might be a better known target than copy1. regards Henrik _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make
