Re: [Automake-NG] [FYI] [ng] subdirs: merge $(RECURSIVE_CLEAN_TARGETS) into $(RECURSIVE_TARGETS)

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Mon, 3 Sep 2012, Stefano Lattarini wrote:

> On 08/31/2012 09:08 PM, Bob Friesenhahn wrote:
> > On Fri, 31 Aug 2012, Akim Demaille wrote:
> > > > +  distclean-recursive \
> > > > +  maintainer-clean-recursive
> > >
> > > When the order does not matter, you should sort alphabetically IMHO.
> >
> > Doesn't sort cost CPU and time?
> In this case, being the list statically hard-coded in the *.mk fragment,
> it would just require some seconds of "editing time" on the part of the
> developer :-)

There may in fact be a good reason why the developer expresses to 
compile in a certain order.  If lists are sorted, then the developer 
loses control.

If the build tool was to re-order the build as a form of optimization, 
then that would be a benefit.

Bob
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