Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/05/01/18:16:54
ROBERT_FINLEY AT ntsc DOT navy DOT mil wrote:
>
> I was very disappointed to find this problem in the mail archives. I assumed
> it was a problem with my installation. When I downloaded "djgpp" it seemed like
> it was going to be just the trick. A GNU/Unix style compiler which I could run
> on my laptop and play with in my spare time to learn more about the GNU tool
> chain (we use Solaris and VxWorks here at work) and still use the latest Windows
> 95 for work.
>
> However with a broken "make", I can't really use it. I will be glad to help in
> my spare time on this, since I can repeat the problem EVERY time, but since I am
> only an apprentice, I will need some direction and someone to send results to.
Huh? I'm not sure why you're so concerned about a bug that only shows
up once in a while and has no known effect on Make's performance. The
problem is most likely due to a rounding error of 1 second on FAT32
datestamps. If this is the case, I can think of much better things to
worry about. :-)
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