https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16619
--- Comment #2 from ben stembridge <ben.stembri...@gmail.com> --- Created attachment 1620 --> https://issues.dlang.org/attachment.cgi?id=1620&action=edit build log of sample app after no file changes where made I notice that pipedmd.exe has -deps Win32\Debug\ConsoleApp1.lnkdep When unchecking "monitor link dependencies" as suggested that part of the build is gone and only builds when the main source file has changed as expected. --