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Re: dependancies in automake
>>>>> "Ron" == Ron O'Hara <rono@sentuny.com.au> writes:
Ron> Using -xM1 might be better. It excludes the system header files
Ron> from the generated dependencies
The automake "standard" is to generate full dependencies. The system
header dependencies might seem useless. But they are basically
harmless, and I think it is better to be fully correct.
I have had reports from people (typically Linux users) who install new
system headers and actually need full dependencies. This is not
likely to be as important for whatever system+compiler it is that uses
-xM1 (since it isn't on Linux), but I'd also rather be consistent.
Tom