Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
- However, the compiler does always recompile and link the program
itself. It has no way of knowing whether it needs to or not, because
the source files are not stored in the compiled program.
This story is incomplete. Why does the compiler know it does not need to
compile a used unit, but does not know whether to recompile the main
program unit ? It could store the checksum or whatever of the source
file, like for units, in a .ppu.
Micha
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