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Re: Problem subdir configures get run again after toolchain built if make repeated.
- From: Phil Edwards <phil at jaj dot com>
- To: Graham Stott <graham dot stott at btinternet dot com>
- Cc: neroden at twcny dot rr dot com, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, dj at redhat dot com
- Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 15:56:51 -0500
- Subject: Re: Problem subdir configures get run again after toolchain built if make repeated.
- References: <3E00BC38.8000004@btinternet.com>
On Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 06:19:36PM +0000, Graham Stott wrote:
> Hi Nathanael, DJ
>
> There appears to be a problem in recent changes to configure and build process
> in the Uberbaum tree.
>
> After successfully configuring and building a toolchain (ie. running configure
> then make) I find that running make again afterwards with no changes or updates
> results in configure being runing again in many but not all subdirs.
Same here. I've been going slightly nuts trying to figure out what changed.
> This happens on all toolchains I've tried so far. I don't know when this behaviour
> first appeared but it's likely to be sometime in the last two weeks.
I agree.
> The powerpc-eabi target is one I've tried which shows the problem.
Native x86/linux also exhibits this behavior.
Phil
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