From 5ce1f438decd05e01a16445da4703c2193447428 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Boris Kolpackov Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:13:27 +0200 Subject: Keep mtime check always enabled on Windows Windows is known not to guarantee monotonically increasing mtimes. --- build2/b.cli | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'build2/b.cli') diff --git a/build2/b.cli b/build2/b.cli index 0ce0f9e..112db2b 100644 --- a/build2/b.cli +++ b/build2/b.cli @@ -580,13 +580,15 @@ namespace build2 { "Perform file modification time sanity checks. These checks can be helpful in diagnosing spurious rebuilds and are enabled by default - for the staged version of the build system. Use \cb{--no-mtime-check} - to disable." + on Windows (which is known not to guarantee monotonically increasing + mtimes) and for the staged version of the build system on other + platforms. Use \cb{--no-mtime-check} to disable." } bool --no-mtime-check { - "Don't perform file modification time sanity checks." + "Don't perform file modification time sanity checks. See + \cb{--mtime-check} for details." } bool --no-column -- cgit v1.1