gnupic: Re: [gnupic] gplink and .lst files
Subject:
Re: [gnupic] gplink and .lst files
From:
Chris Emerson ####@####.####
Date:
28 Mar 2006 07:48:15 +0100
Message-Id: <20060328064745.GA6660@ixion.tartarus.org>
On Mon, Mar 27, 2006 at 08:57:53PM -0600, Craig Franklin wrote:
> George M. Gallant, Jr. wrote:
>
> > 2. gplink deletes the xxx.lst file even if it is not writing one
> >itself.
> >
> >
> gpasm deletes xxx.lst files even if it is not writing one too.
>
> Here is the problem with your scheme: I compile my project with the
> list file enabled. Then later suppress the list file output and keep
> building the project. The list file won't match any of the current
> outputs. This is confusing at a minimum.
IMHO, it's much more surprising a tool silently deleting a file without
asking, especially if you've asked it to suppress touching that file.
Couldn't it just print a message instead, eg "Warning: foo.lst exists
and is out of date"?
Regards,
Chris
