Re: [PATCH] fix parallel make problem
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> Quoting Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>:
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix parallel make problem
>
> "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@dev.mellanox.co.il> writes:
>
> >> +.PRECIOUS: $(patsubst test-%$X,test-%.o,$(TEST_PROGRAMS))
> >> +
> >> test-%$X: test-%.o $(GITLIBS)
> >> $(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(filter %.o,$^) $(LIBS)
> >
> > Add a comment here?
>
> I did not see a particular need for that. What would you say
> there?
That it's a work-around for make bug.
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> >> Warning: 1 path touched but unmodified. Consider running git-status.
> >
> > BTW, shouldn't the warning go to standard error?
>
> No, usually you are under PAGER, so we need to send this to
> stdout. We do this only when we are generating textual diff
> which will be consumed by patch or git-apply. They both know
> how to ignore such a non patch material.
So how did this end up in your mail?
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