Re: [PATCH] Dependency tracking for Microsoft Visual C/C++

[Alexandre Oliva]

On Oct 16, 2000, Akim Demaille <address@hidden> wrote:

> | Hi,
> | this patch implements support for extracting dependency tracking
> | information by using the preprocessor mode of the Microsoft Visual
> | C/C++ compiler.

> Thanks, installed.

> Could someone explain to me why we launch it in background and then
> just wait for it to complete?

We compute dependencies in parallel with the actual compilation, but
we mustn't consider the job done before both are complete.

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