Ralf Wildenhues gmx.de> writes:
> A doubly-linked list would be overkill (and memory-intensive), but I
> think storing an end pointer to the dep chain in 'struct file' might
> be prudent. That requires some changes throughout the code though,
> and warrants some data structure change to avoid the
Continuing with the previous example makefile, but this time with 'make
-r', I get a bit further, but only to hit the next bumper: this is with
max=4:
% cumulative self self total
time seconds secondscalls s/call s/call name
96.75 25.88
Looking at strcache, I see two other glitches: the size of the cache is
not really aligned with page size: typical malloc implementations
require two size_t entries overhead per allocated area. Also, there is
a one-off computing the overhead size of the strcache struct.
The patch below should cor
Hello bug-make readers,
this originated in an interesting thread on the automake list:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.sysutils.automake.general/12421/focus=12431
There are more things discussed there, and most actual problems are
solvable in Automake I guess, but there are interesting tidbits
