Re: make it possible to avoid symlinks in coreutils' bootstrap

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Paul Eggert wrote on Wed, Oct 11, 2006 at 08:49:33AM CEST:
> > From: Ralf Wildenhues <address@hidden>
> > 
> > > Yes, but exactly the same problem exists with symbolic links.
> > 
> > I don't see how.  The first `make' already sees the new files from the
> > gnulib tree, through the symlinks.
> 
> Symlinks pass through the last-modified time of the gnulib files.
> cp -p also passes through the last-modified time of the gnulib files.
> So if the first "make" already sees the new files from the gnulib
> tree through the symlinks, it will also see the new files from
> the gnulib files through copies made via cp -p.

But the `cp -p' of the new gnulib files happens only after the first
`make' in the scenario.

It's a typical (for me) "I was tired and I typed `make' before
`./bootstrap' after updating gnulib sources" scenario.