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Re:Ninja: A simple way to do builds by sbierwagen on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @06:30PM (#24912784)
Isn't using mtime a bad idea? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18473744
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Re:Ninja: A simple way to do builds by slavik81 on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @10:10PM (#24914278)
No? The top comment in that thread is the author of Ninja discussing how he addressed the problems described in the article. And, despite its title, the article itself goes on to discuss why and how to use mtime in a build system.
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