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Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix
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Peter Eisentraut |
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Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix |
Date: |
Tue, 20 Mar 2001 16:57:57 +0100 (CET) |
Alexandre Oliva writes:
> Anyway, automake uses `echo timestamp > file', instead of touch, and
> I've always thought the reason was to avoid having an empty file.
The reason (which is documented somewhere in the auto* manuals) is that on
some (BSD?) systems a 'touch' of an empty file doesn't update the time
stamp. So in a way, yes, you're avoiding empty files, but it is only
necessary in 'make' context.
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Peter Eisentraut address@hidden http://yi.org/peter-e/
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, (continued)
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, Eric Siegerman, 2001/03/19
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, Bob Proulx, 2001/03/20
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, Alexandre Oliva, 2001/03/20
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, Akim Demaille, 2001/03/20
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, Alexandre Oliva, 2001/03/20
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, Akim Demaille, 2001/03/20
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix,
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- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, Akim Demaille, 2001/03/20
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, Peter Eisentraut, 2001/03/20
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, Akim Demaille, 2001/03/20
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, Peter Eisentraut, 2001/03/20
- Re: autoconf test ': >emtpy' problem under Ultrix, Jim Meyering, 2001/03/20
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