Re: [jamboost] always compiling

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-02 10:24:08

On Wednesday 02 March 2005 18:10, andrewjmcd wrote:
> I have been trying to make an automatic version updater.
>
> Using the excellent documentation for the generator creating
> a python script that increments the build number and produces
> the c code was easy.
>
> Unfortunately I don't know how to automatically 'touch' the
> input file so that it must compile the next time around.
>
> Any suggestions?

Supposing you have

actions timestamp 
{
}
....

just add

rule timestamp ( target * : sources * : properties * )
{
ALWAYS $(target) ;
}

HTH,
Volodya