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[PATCH 04/17] Makefile: a dry-run can error out if no perl. Document the issue

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Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
Date
Jun 25, 2015, 00:03 UTC
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A 'make -n' dry-run is used as part of the /compat/vcbuild and /contrib/buildsystems code. The commit ee9be06 (perl: detect new files in MakeMaker builds, 2012-07-27) was not aware of that dry-run usage and thus would not execute the target.

Add a comment to the make file stating the issue and the available solutions of either NO_PERL or a '+recipe'.

Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
---
 Makefile | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 149f1c7..22108bb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1746,6 +1746,9 @@ $(SCRIPT_PERL_GEN): perl/perl.mak
 
 perl/perl.mak: perl/PM.stamp
 
+# 'make -n' (dry-run) will not execute this target which creates/updates the PM.stamp file.
+# To avoid the error of failing to find the target PM.stamp, either use NO_PERL=1 (YesPlease),
+# or add a leading '+' to the recipe '+$(QUIET_GEN)$(FIND) perl ...' so that it is executed.
 perl/PM.stamp: FORCE
 	@$(FIND) perl -type f -name '*.pm' | sort >$@+ && \
 	{ cmp $@+ $@ >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || mv $@+ $@; } && \

-- 
2.3.1

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  1. 00/17 Make the msvc-build scripts work againPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  2. 01/17 .gitignore: improve MSVC ignore patternsPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  3. Junio C HamanoJun 25, 2015
  4. Philip OakleyJun 25, 2015
  5. Junio C HamanoJun 25, 2015
  6. 02/17 .gitignore: ignore library directories created by MSVC VS2008 buildsystemPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  7. 03/17 (msvc-build) Vcproj.pm: remove duplicate GUIDPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  8. Eric SunshineJun 28, 2015
  9. Philip OakleyJun 28, 2015
  10. 04/17 Makefile: a dry-run can error out if no perl. Document the issuePhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  11. Junio C HamanoJun 25, 2015
  12. Philip OakleyJun 25, 2015
  13. Junio C HamanoJun 25, 2015
  14. Philip OakleyJun 25, 2015
  15. Philip OakleyJul 14, 2015
  16. 05/17 engine.pl: fix error message (lib->link)Philip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  17. 06/17 engine.pl: Avoid complications with perl supportPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  18. 07/17 engine.pl: Properly accept quoted spaces in filenamesPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  19. 08/17 engine.pl: Fix i18n -o option in msvc buildsystem generatorPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  20. 09/17 engine.pl: ignore invalidcontinue.obj which is known to MSVCPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  21. 10/17 engine.pl: name the msvc buildsystem's makedry error filePhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  22. 11/17 engine.pl: delete the captured stderr file if emptyPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  23. 12/17 engine.pl: add debug line to capture the dry-runPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  24. 13/17 engine.pl: provide more debug print statementsPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  25. Sebastian SchuberthJun 29, 2015
  26. Philip OakleyJul 7, 2015
  27. Sebastian SchuberthJun 29, 2015
  28. Sebastian SchuberthJun 29, 2015
  29. 14/17 Vcproj.pm: list git.exe first to be startup projectPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  30. 15/17 vcbuild/readme: Improve layout and reference msvc-build scriptPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  31. 16/17 msvc-build: add complete Microsoft Visual C compilation scriptPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  32. 17/17 config.mak.uname: add MSVC No_SafeExeceptionHandler optionPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  33. Junio C HamanoJun 25, 2015
  34. Philip OakleyJun 25, 2015

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