#136: Don't rebuild external libraries so often --------------------------+------------------------------------------------- Reporter: eschnett | Owner: Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: minor | Milestone: Component: Cactus | Version: Resolution: | Keywords: --------------------------+-------------------------------------------------
Comment (by eschnett):
Yes, building the external libraries too often wastes time and space, this is exactly why I opened this issue. The only current remedy is to build the library yourself, outside of Cactus. But this is what I want to avoid: building an external library yourself is often complicated, and Cactus already knows how to do it, so Cactus should do this for you.
The Cactus-built external libraries are rebuilt after a "make clean" or "make realclean" (or when the library itself is updated, of course). Most people use "make clean" if something inexplicable goes wrong with their build, and they want a fresh start. In this case, rebuilding external libraries is probably a good idea, since it's not clear what actually is going wrong.