2011/1/22 Rudolf Sykora <rudolf.syk...@gmail.com>: > Hello, > > seems I really don't understand much presently. > > The p9p install(1) says: > ---- > Once the system is built for the first time, it can be maintained and > rebuilt using mk(1). To rebuild individual commands or libraries, run > mk install and mk clean in the appropriate source directory (see > src(1)). > ---- > > I use hg. So from time to time I do 'hg pull -u'. Now, it seems to be > always safe to run ./INSTALL from the top directory. This, however, > seems to build everything over again, probably unnecessarily. I > thought I'd call sth like 'mk install' from the top directory to build > only new/changed stuff. However there is no mkfile there. How should I > understand the cited?
I think the implication it is making is essentially that *you* need to know what you want to rebuild. (Also worth noting that a full rebuild is usually quite fast.) Hope that clarifies things, --dho > Thanks! > Ruda > >
