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From: root@cca.ucsf.edu (Systems Staff)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Problems with Clam
Summary: Dependencies belong in the makefile
Message-ID: <1823@ucsfcca.ucsf.edu>
Date: 11 Apr 89 22:23:09 GMT
References: <12855@louie.udel.EDU>
Organization: Computer Center, UCSF
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In article <12855@louie.udel.EDU>, jnall%FSU.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (John Nall 904-644-5241) writes:
> 
> 3.  And last -- not a bug, but "why does it work this way!!!" -- the make
>     program under Minix (and probably Unix in general) is not smart enough
>     to realize that if the makefile itself has been modified, it should
>     recompile even though .c and .s files have not changed!!
> 

If you want to recompile when the makefile changes then the makefile
should say so.

That's where it belongs.

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