From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,d6f7b92fd11ab291 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-07-17 11:02:10 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!wn13feed!wn12feed!worldnet.att.net!204.127.198.203!attbi_feed3!attbi.com!sccrnsc01.POSTED!not-for-mail From: tmoran@acm.org Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Crosspost: Help wanted from comp.compilers References: X-Newsreader: Tom's custom newsreader Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.234.13.56 X-Complaints-To: abuse@comcast.net X-Trace: sccrnsc01 1058464929 12.234.13.56 (Thu, 17 Jul 2003 18:02:09 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 18:02:09 GMT Organization: Comcast Online Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 18:02:09 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:40417 Date: 2003-07-17T18:02:09+00:00 List-Id: > > If you made no changes to the source > > of a spec and you made no changes to the compiler switches, and you are > > using the same identical compiler exe, and you didn't clobber the object > > file, then why the heck are you recompiling? > > Nervous habit? I understand that psychiatrists *have to* charge a lot because a high price aids psychologically in the patient's attitude, and thus outcome. So perhaps a lengthy cascade of recompilations is also necessary to reassure those whose nervous habit causes them to cause unnecessary recompilations. ;)