%% "Casper Hornstrup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: ch> On NTFS volumes, the last modification time of directories is ch> changed whenever a change occurs to the directory or an entry ch> within it.
It seems like standard filesystem behavior to me. Based on my reading of the MS doc you linked, UNIX filesystems work the same way. ch> This behaviour can cause make to go into a loop if an entry within ch> the directory is changed, and there exist other targets that ch> depend on the directory which then again causes changes to be made ch> to the directory. In that case, your makefile is broken ;-). ch> This patch changes so the creation time is always used instead of ch> the last modification time for directories on Windows. I don't think the current behavior is incorrect, and I don't think it needs to be fixed. After all, you could get identical behavior with files, rather than directories, if you set your makefile up that way... so don't do that :-). -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Find some GNU make tips at: http://www.gnu.org http://make.paulandlesley.org "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist _______________________________________________ Make-w32 mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/make-w32
