Re: build farm failures - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andrew Dunstan
Subject Re: build farm failures
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Msg-id 46C4903C.1030800@dunslane.net
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In response to Re: build farm failures  (Michael Meskes <meskes@postgresql.org>)
Responses Re: build farm failures  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>)
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Michael Meskes wrote:
> The backend has:
>
> $(srcdir)/gram.c: $(srcdir)/parse.h ;
>
> $(srcdir)/parse.h: gram.y
>
> So except for the different naming it's the same. However, we haven't
> had that problem with the backend so far, or did we?
>
> What do I fail to see?
>
>   

We have had problems in the past. If the user builds at a point in time 
after the .y file is checked in then the generated file is newer and if 
it's not removed will never be regenerated, even if they do a subsequent 
cvs update.

cheers

andrew


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