[Icc-mot] Build/Link time

[Gene Norris]

You already effectively touch the file before building.

build. touch. build. touch. build.

works exactly the same as

touch. build. touch. build...

By updating the file after compilation, you ensure it will be compiled 
on the next make or build.

Gene

Barry Callahan wrote:
> I want to keep a string that indicates the date and time that the 
> firmware was built.
> 
> Right now, I'm building a string with __DATE__ and __TIME__
> 
> Problem is, those are evaluated by the preprocessor at compile time. If 
> I modify a file which doesn't reference those macros and forget to do a 
> "rebuild all", the version string doesn't get updated.
> 
> In ICC12 (both v6 and v7) there's a text field under the "Compiler" tab 
> of the "Compiler Options" dialog labeled "Execute Command After 
> Successful Build:"
> 
> Right now, I'm using this field to touch (update the modification time) 
> on the file which builds the timestamp. That way, (assuming the build 
> completed successfully) the next time I rebuild, that file will be 
> guaranteed to recompile, regardless of whether I edit it or not.
> 
> Ideally, I'd touch this file *before* building so I know that the string 
> always accurately reflects the date and time of when the program was 
> built, regardless of whether the previous compile was clean or not..
> 
> 
> Any suggestions?
> Thanks.
> 
> Barry
> 
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