>> Symlinks pass through the last-modified time of the gnulib files. >> cp -p also passes through the last-modified time of the gnulib files. >> So if the first "make" already sees the new files from the gnulib >> tree through the symlinks, it will also see the new files from >> the gnulib files through copies made via cp -p. > > But the `cp -p' of the new gnulib files happens only after the first > `make' in the scenario. > > It's a typical (for me) "I was tired and I typed `make' before > `./bootstrap' after updating gnulib sources" scenario.
OK, I see the scenario now. If this is a real problem, then perhaps we should have two options, --copy-preserve and --copy. However, it won't be a problem for me (I don't use --copy) and it won't be a problem for Bruno (he does a make distclean after a bootstrap). Were you planning to use --copy? _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
