On Wed, Jan 06, 2021 at 08:40:51PM +0100, Peter Kovacs wrote: > Hi > > On 01.01.21 18:41, Arrigo Marchiori wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > we recently fixed the "dmake clean" problem that deleted the whole > > source tree, in certain condition, instead of the $INPATH directories > > [1]. > > > > Shall the command also delete the "$INPATH.pro" directories? On my > > system, they are: > > > > ./main/apache-commons/unxlngx6.pro > > ./main/solenv/unxlngx6.pro > > ./main/stlport/unxlngx6.pro > > ./main/test/unxlngx6.pro > > ./main/mythes/unxlngx6.pro > > ./ext_libraries/apr/unxlngx6.pro > > ./ext_libraries/coinmp/unxlngx6.pro > > ./ext_libraries/gtest/unxlngx6.pro > > ./ext_libraries/apr-util/unxlngx6.pro > > ...and many more. > > > > If anyone can confirm this would be a desirable behavior, I can fix it > > in the trunk branch. I am still struggling to understand the build > > system. > > removing this bit is desirable. I do not want to claim I understand it, but > I what happens is that each module (apache-commons, solenv, stport, ...) > will be "independently" build in its folder. In the end there is a > deliverabe step which copies everything into the final structure. > > The Idea behind this construct is to speed up development time. Lets say you > want to work on one module. Then youcreate a complete build of OpenOffice. > > Afterwards you CD into your module you want to work on, chenge your stuff, > and then simply rebuild only the module. However since the dependants may > break > the build is more a pragmatic approach to the long build times instead. Just > think in the past they were even longer. > > Check incompatible and compatible builds on > https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Building_Guide_AOO for more > details.
Thank you very much for your detailed answer. It helped me to understand that "dmake clean" already deletes what it should, as I confused the INPATH and OUTPATH variables (the formed ends in ".pro", the latter not, but it is never used). Sorry for the noise, -- Arrigo http://rigo.altervista.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
