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		sbierwagen on Oct 27, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ninja: A simple way to do builds Isn't using mtime a bad idea? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18473744

slavik81 on Oct 28, 2020 [–]

No? The top comment in that thread is the author of Ninja discussing how he addressed the problems described in the article. And, despite its title, the article itself goes on to discuss why and how to use mtime in a build system.

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