> 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.

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