ab/make-sparse-for-real

From: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date: Oct 6, 2021, 10:14 UTC
Message-ID: <87mtnmihjo.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqo884tkxd.fsf@gitster.g>

On Mon, Oct 04 2021, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> * ab/make-sparse-for-real (2021-09-22) 1 commit
>  - Makefile: make the "sparse" target non-.PHONY
>
>  Prevent "make sparse" from running for the source files that
>  haven't been modified.
>
>  Will merge to 'next'?

The concern in earlier rounds was breaking existing users, but in the v4[1] the "incremental" is a new target, and with the Makefile template the result is, I think, easy to read & worth it. So hopefully it can proceed.

1. https://lore.kernel.org/git/patch-v4-1.1-f31fa3e8282-20210928T014023Z-avarab@gmail.com/