Re: Content tracking mode for make

2012-02-17 Thread Raman Gopalan
Hello Edward, Thanks for the mail. I have tried using git for this task. It works fine for my needs. Thanks for the tip. Regards, Raman On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Edward Welbourne wrote: > > Somtimes, it is possible that a code generator replaces the > > existing files in the code base

Re: Content tracking mode for make

2012-02-14 Thread Raman Gopalan
Hello Daniel, >output.h : source.file > codegen -o output.h-tmp source.file The code gen being used is a graphical program which cannot be configured through the terminal. > diff output.h output.h-tmp >/dev/null || mv output.h-tmp output.h > rm -f output.h-tmp Is there a way t

Re: Content tracking mode for make

2012-02-13 Thread Raman Gopalan
Hello Lawrence, Thanks for the reply. >This looks like work for your code generator instead of make. I agree with you. This should be fixed in the code gen. But I'm currently working with a production code generator (DAVE) which is nor free and does not include this feature. The build proces

Content tracking mode for make

2012-02-13 Thread Raman Gopalan
Hello, I am Raman, a student. I am currently working with code generation for a microcontroller. I was wondering if it is possible to support a new mode on make which tracks dependancy content instead of timestamps. Somtimes, it is possible that a code generator replaces the existing files in the