On Sun, 2011-11-13 at 23:21 -0800, Mark Galeck (CW) wrote: > >Of course. Setting and storing the mod time on a file is up to the > >filesystem. Some filesystems support timestamps with granularity of 1 > > Yes Paul, but that is not my main problem.
I know. But you brought it up; I responded. > My main problem is that, on a single filesystem that supports > sub-second timestamps, some utilities make use of sub-second > timestamps, and some don't. > > How do you propose to deal with that? Make can't help it if your tools are broken. You can either only use tools that support sub-second timestamps, or you can use only tools that _don't_ support it, or you can use make's .LOW_RESOLUTION_TIME special target to tell make about it. See the GNU make manual. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[email protected]> Find some GNU make tips at: http://www.gnu.org http://make.mad-scientist.net "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist _______________________________________________ Help-make mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make
