Re: Generating makefile dependencies

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Jonathan Turkanis wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Many compilers have a command-line option, usually -m or -M, to
> generate dependencies for inclusion in a makefile. Does any version
> of the VC++ compiler support such an option?
No, ther is no such option. VC uses the project dependency information file
(.idb) that is generated at the first compilation with /Gm to get the
dependency graph of each .cpp file and avoid useless recompilations : there
is no need for the makefile-style implementation/headers dependency lists.

Arnaud
MVP - VC


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