On Tue, Aug 02, 2011 at 11:22:03AM -0400, Jeff Morriss wrote:
> Do we already require Python to build Wireshark [even from a source
> distribution]?
I don't think so.
> > If there was a way to tell if it was changed and only then generate it,
> > I would say yes. If it is re-generated without changes, I suspect the
> > compiler would recompile it every time.
>
> 'make' does that for you :-)
Yes.. :) but what about if the file's modification time is changed
because it was re-generated even though the contents of the file are the
same? Or will the generating program not re-generate it?