Re: Optimizing directory creation

> From: Tim Murphy <[email protected]>
> Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:58:57 +0100
> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> 
> I did have a reason, which wasn't tied up with GNU make.  Trying to explain
> wont help you but there is a other way.
> 
> One problem with directories is that their time and date change when
> anything is done on the directory e.g. if a new file is created.  I think
> you might need to check that adding a file to one of your directories
> doesn't trigger mıdır on anything below it. Does this matter a lot? Not
> really in this case.

Order-only dependencies are exactly the means to avoid the dependency
on the time stamps of the directories.  So I don't think I understand
what you are saying here.