Re: problem with the build file?

Nic,

But if you did a 'make clean; make' it would recompile the changed file.

It isn't being compiled the second time because a compiled .class file
is found. If you do a make clean then it will force a recompile since
no .class file exists.

thanks,
--Barry

Nic Ferrier wrote:
> Barry Lind <blind(at)xythos(dot)com> writes:
>
>
>>Nic,
>>
>>Your change shouldn't be necessary. Since even though the directory is
>>excluded, the particular files in it that are referenced from the
>>included directories will automatically be compiled because they are
>>referenced from the other classes that are being compiled. That is the
>>way javac works when compiling classes, it automatically compiles any
>>dependent objects as well.
>
>
> Ok, it's been a while since I studided javac.
>
> But last time I looked javac couldn't find a source file if it had not been
> passed to the compiler (on the command line, or as part of an @ file
> or via the API).
>
> The ANT task excludes the jdbc1 files from being passed to the
> compiler.
>
>
> I've just confirmed that this is broken. Here's what I did (with the
> old ant script):
>
> - added the line:
>
> System.out.println("one");
>
> to file org/postgresql/jdbc1/AbstractJdbc1ResultSet.java
>
> - make (to build jdbc2)
>
> the 1 file gets compiled.
>
>
> - change the line to:
>
> System.out.println("two");
>
> - make (to build jdbc2)
>
> No files get compiled.
>
>
> Of course, the chanbge to "two" should be compiled but isn't because
> ant has excluded the source file from the compiler.
>
>
> So, I think it is necessary.
>
>
> Nic
>
>
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