Hi Ben,
* Ben Pfaff wrote on Wed, Jun 04, 2008 at 09:13:40PM CEST:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Karl Berry) writes:
+In contrast, some rules also have a way to run another rule, called a
[EMAIL PROTECTED]; these are always executed after their work is done. The
The antecedents of these and their
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Karl Berry) writes:
+In contrast, some rules also have a way to run another rule, called a
[EMAIL PROTECTED]; these are always executed after their work is done. The
The antecedents of these and their are slightly confusing
here. I might reword it as: ...; hooks are always
But that text is what's already in the manual!
I don't see it. Maybe I missed it. If so, sorry.
Maybe you can put your suggestions in a proposed patch, so that we
can avoid misunderstanding?
The first and last hunk are unrelated tiny fixes that I just happened to
notice going
Hi Karl,
* Karl Berry wrote on Tue, Jun 03, 2008 at 07:26:20PM CEST:
But that text is what's already in the manual!
I don't see it. Maybe I missed it. If so, sorry.
It was in the part your patch quoted. Anyway, doesn't matter of course,
let's just improve it.
Maybe you can put
Hi Karl,
* Karl Berry wrote on Mon, Jun 02, 2008 at 02:32:33AM CEST:
Well, does that half-sentence that I added above make it clearer?
Yes it does, thanks.
With -local, there is no ordering guarantee (typically they are run
early, but with parallel make, there is no way to be
Hi Karl,
* Karl Berry wrote on Sun, May 18, 2008 at 12:33:53AM CEST:
Reading the Extending node in the automake 1.10.1 manual:
However, various useful targets have a `-local' version
...
Some rule also have a way to run another rule, called a hook
after their work is done.
Well, does that half-sentence that I added above make it clearer?
Yes it does, thanks.
With -local, there is no ordering guarantee (typically they are run
early, but with parallel make, there is no way to be sure of that),
How about saying that explicitly? It's an implication that
Reading the Extending node in the automake 1.10.1 manual:
However, various useful targets have a `-local' version
...
Some rule also have a way to run another rule, called a hook
What I am missing is an explanation of the difference (from the user's
perspective. That is, when to use
