----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 2003. janu�r 3. 12:41 Subject: Re: Reducing Maven build times
> Do we think that timestamp files are an ugly thing? > My experience with people using them to speed up "make" builds in the past > was not favourable - generally unreliable... > What do you think? > Given few preconditions to ensure that time as measured by your computer flows uniformly and monotonely enough for all practical purposes, they are reliable: - you don't copy files over a network between machines with unsynchronized clocks - you're keeping your machine's clock accurate (preferrably syncing with an atomic clock on a daily basis over the network), so it never needs to be adjusted more than a second or two. If in doubt, you can always do a full rebuild. Doing it once a day before starting to work on a project is generally a healthy practice (you're waiting for your morning coffee to brew anyway...), then proceed with incremental builds that rely on timestamps. Imperatively do a clean rebuild when generating a distribution package. Attila. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
