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Re: Segmentation fault with latest git (070c57df)

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Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 4, 2013, 18:34 UTC
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<20130204183437.GA15552@google.com>
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Junio C Hamano wrote:
> The only case that worries me is when make or cc gets interrupted.
> As long as make removes the ultimate target *.o in such a case, it
> is fine to leave a half-written .depend/foo.o.d (or getting it
> removed) behind.

gcc removes the target .o in its signal handler in such a case. In cases where it doesn't get a chance to (e.g., sudden power failure), there is a partially written .o file already in place, the linker produces errors, and the operator is convinced to run "make clean", all without .depend's help.

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  1. Jongman HeoFeb 4, 2013
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 4, 2013
  3. Jeff KingFeb 4, 2013
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 4, 2013
  5. Junio C HamanoFeb 4, 2013
  6. Jeff KingFeb 4, 2013
  7. Jeff KingFeb 4, 2013
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 4, 2013
  9. Jonathan NiederFeb 4, 2013
  10. samMay 15, 2013
  11. samMay 15, 2013
  12. Ramkumar RamachandraMay 16, 2013
  13. Ramkumar RamachandraMay 16, 2013

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