[Icc-mot] Build/Link time

[Barry Callahan]

Only if every build executes successfully:

build. touch. build. error. build. touch. build.

if imakew doesn't report a clean build, the file doesn't get touched.

Gene Norris wrote:

> 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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