Re: build farm failures

Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
To: Darcy Buskermolen <darcy@ok-connect.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2007-08-16T17:58:20Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers

Michael Meskes wrote:
> The backend has:
>
> $(srcdir)/gram.c: $(srcdir)/parse.h ;
>
> $(srcdir)/parse.h: gram.y
>
> So except for the different naming it's the same. However, we haven't
> had that problem with the backend so far, or did we?
>
> What do I fail to see?
>
>   

We have had problems in the past. If the user builds at a point in time 
after the .y file is checked in then the generated file is newer and if 
it's not removed will never be regenerated, even if they do a subsequent 
cvs update.

cheers

andrew