> From: Paul Smith <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:53:09 -0500 > Cc: [email protected] > > On POSIX systems a directory is considered modified any time a file > or subdirectory is created, removed, or renamed in that directory.
On Windows, with NTFS filesystems, a directory gets its modification time updated when a file is created or deleted, but not when a file is renamed. Not sure about FAT32, but I hope no one uses those anymore. > It's almost never correct to list a directory as a prerequisite in a > make rule. Right. _______________________________________________ Help-make mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make
