Re: About make manual 11.3 archive(member) syntax a(m) in prerequisite

"lijh8" via Users list for the GNU implementation of make <[email protected]> Tue, 31 Dec 2024 15:26:26 +0800
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Thanks,


I reread the ar manpage again.
So, with the ar option U, the timestamp will be taken into account.
make needs the timestamp to tell if prerequisites are newer than target or not,
when the archive(member) syntax a(m) is used.