On Fri, 2011-09-16 at 19:18 +0000, Troy Runkel wrote: > FYI, > > I believe I've located the fix in the GNU make CVS repository that > resolves the excessive stat() call problem. I've back-ported the fix > into 3.82 and it appears to be working in our build system. The patch > for 'read.c' is attached if anybody is interested. Thanks.
You might consider going to the Debian packages site and downloading the source package for the Debian version of GNU make. They are pretty good about backporting fixes and I know for a fact that this fix, for example, is included in the Debian version. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <psm...@gnu.org> Find some GNU make tips at: http://www.gnu.org http://make.mad-scientist.net "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make