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authorBoris Kolpackov <boris@codesynthesis.com>2016-09-24 21:01:37 +0200
committerBoris Kolpackov <boris@codesynthesis.com>2016-09-24 21:01:37 +0200
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Add idea: Linux inotify(7) daemon to avoid stat() on rebuild
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+- Linux inotify(7) daemon to avoid stat() on rebuild [idea]
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+One way to avoid calling stat() on every target during a rebuild is to have a
+daemon (running between rebuilds) that uses inotify(7) API to track what has
+changed between rebuilds.