Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix parallel make problem

From: Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:12:37 -0700

"Michael S. Tsirkin" <[email-masked]> writes:

>> +.PRECIOUS: $(patsubst test-%$X,test-%.o,$(TEST_PROGRAMS))
>> +
>>  test-%$X: test-%.o $(GITLIBS)
>>  	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(filter %.o,$^) $(LIBS)
>
> Add a comment here?

I did not see a particular need for that.  What would you say
there?

>> Warning: 1 path touched but unmodified. Consider running git-status.
>
> BTW, shouldn't the warning go to standard error?

No, usually you are under PAGER, so we need to send this to
stdout.  We do this only when we are generating textual diff
which will be consumed by patch or git-apply.  They both know
how to ignore such a non patch material.