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From: rfinch@caldwr.UUCP (Ralph Finch)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: Looking for a make version to better support software versions
Summary: Sun Make keeps track of commands that made each target;
	 why doesn't Gnu make do this?
Message-ID: <688@caldwr.UUCP>
Date: 29 Dec 89 21:42:43 GMT
References: <1440@jimi.cs.unlv.edu>
Organization: California Department of Water Resources
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In article <1440@jimi.cs.unlv.edu>, jack@stevie.cs.unlv.edu (Jack Alexander) writes:

> I have a need for a make-type program that will allow recompilations
> to be dependent on the changing of compiler definitions (i.e.,
> "-DVERSIONB")

> Has anybody heard of any such program?  Does anybody else need such
> a program?  If the need is terrific, I may endeavor to hack it into
> gnu make.

The Sun make keeps track of the command used for each target, in a
.make.state file.  This will do just what you want, of course it's no
good if you don't have a Sun.  But it's so useful that for this one
reason I haven't switched to Gnu make.  I think it would be a very
useful addition to Gnu make.
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