Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: build from RO source tree? | From | david nicol <> | Date | 02 Jul 2003 19:46:26 -0500 |
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On Wed, 2003-07-02 at 09:15, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Subject: [PATCH] touchless dependencies for 2.4.x > > Hi, > > The 2.4.x dependency system depends on being able to `touch' include files in > case of recursive dependencies. This fails when using a revision control > system (e.g. ClearCase) where non-checked out files are read-only and cannot be > touch'ed. > > The patch below solves this by making object files depend on (recursive) lists, > containing the list of dependencies for each header file.
So with this patch applied you can safely build in a lndir against a RO media. but without it you can't?
-- David Nicol, independent consultant, contractor, and food service worker
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