Can we say that META is for speeding consecutives builds tracking current/stable and META + DIRDEPS for developing/testing specific parts of base code with speed + debug in mind?
Simon J. Gerraty <s...@juniper.net> escreveu (domingo, 28/01/2024 à(s) 01:43): > > > I use meta-mode in /etc/src-env.conf so that if (for example) a small > > change in the kernel config is made, the machine doesn't take hours > > recompiling. > > > But, from time to time, one might be required to make > > cleanworld && make cleandir (to be sure) && make clean (to be *really* sure) > > Almost never (as Warner said). > I have trees that go for years without ever being cleaned. > Unless I'm collecting timing data for clean tree builds. > > If you use DIRDEPS_BUILD as well as META_MODE, there can be cases where > you need the stage tree cleaned (staging is like auto-install to > DESTDIR). The most common case is when a library has switched from > staging its headers from $STAGE_ROOT/$MACHINE/usr/include to > $STAGE_ROOT/common/usr/include (so they only get staged once), if you > don't clean out $STAGE_ROOT/$MACHINE/usr/include, builds will continue to > find headers there that should be found in > $STAGE_ROOT/common/usr/include and thus revert Makefile.depend changes. > We added a mechanism to allow triggering auto-clean of stage tree when such > changes are made. > > --sjg > -- Nuno Teixeira FreeBSD Committer (ports)
