Make: multiple files to GCC

prjpo.cwru.edu (Paul Jarc) wrote:
> The downside this way is that all four files will be
recompiled even
> if only one is out of date.  You should probably
measure the build
> time for each of the two Makefiles, and in each
situation (full
> rebuild vs. updating one file) to see which is better
overall.

Another interesting thing to measure is the time when make
is called with
the "-j" switch. Compiling all sources with a
single call to gcc probably
means that you will lose the speed benefit of
"-j".

regards Henrik
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