Jim <james.ro...@yahoo.com> writes: >Hi, > >I'm using a make program similar to gnu make. I'd like to always >recompile a file whenever ANY file is compiled (or assembled). >Preferably (but not absolutely necessary), I'd like the file to >recompile if the linker runs as well, but this sounds really tough. >In case you're wondering, this file contains a global array that has >time and date stamp information in it so we can tell when the project >was last built. > >Some engineers don't like a simple "delete the object file always when >make runs" approach because if you inadvertently run make a second >time, you get a recompile even if no sources changed. > >Any ideas on how to do this? >
... all: $(TARGET) $(TARGET): vsim_built buildsubs $(OBJECTS) $(SIM_LIBS) $(CXX) $(DEBUGFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJECTS) $(SIM_LIBS) $(HOST_LIBS) .PHONY: vsim_built vsim_built: @echo " VSIM_BUILT" @echo "static const char *vsim_built = \"VSIM built on $$(uname -n)\n by $$(id -un)\n at $$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")\n from $$(pwd)\n using $(CXXFLAGS)\";" > include/built.h @echo "static const unsigned int VSIM_VERSION_MAJOR=$(VSIM_VERS_MAJ);" >> include/built.h @echo "static const unsigned int VSIM_VERSION_MINOR=$(VSIM_VERS_MIN);" >> include/built.h @echo "static const unsigned int VSIM_BUILD_NUMBER=$(VSIM_BUILD_NUM);" >> include/built.h if you use dependencies (makedepend or gcc built-in), the dependency on built.h will be automatically picked up on every make. scott