Re: --include-deps

[Raja R Harinath <harinath cs umn edu>]

Hi,

Joel Becker <jlbec evilplan org> writes:
> On Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 03:38:37PM -0500, Raja R Harinath wrote:
> > BTW, the '--include-deps' option is misleading: it is used to
>> _prevent_ the inclusion of the dependency tracking mechanism.  Maybe
>> you should put in a comment.
>
> 	It isn't misleading.  "Include deps" means, "include the
> dependancies in the makefile" rather than letting the compiler figure it
> out.  While most compilers can output dependancy information, some (xlc
> is the one I added) cannot do it during the compile.  Instead you get
> to choose either "output dependancies" or "compile".

Oh, I know that.  It is just that the suggested modification to
autogen.sh will effectively disable the dependency tracking
mechanism for non GCC compilers.

- Hari
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