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Re: What's happening to the index

From: David <hidden>
Date: 2016-07-03 08:22:51

On 29 June 2016 at 08:49, Andy Falanga (afalanga) [off-list ref] wrote:
 Is there some sort of strange file caching that happening when
make starts that, although the local db is updated, I don't get what I'm
after?
I don't have time to look at your git issue, but I write this quick
note just in case it might help you to be aware that 'gnu make'
apparently does implement internal directory caching.

This is known to cause unexpected results in makefiles whose recipes
change the filesystem in ways that make does not notice.

See for example:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-make/2015-02/msg00012.html

and related bug reports, for example:
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?41273

You might want to create a simple runnable example and ask on the
extremely helpful gnu-make mailing list:
https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make
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