We should introduce GLOBAL_DEPS to our build system, in order to have a consistent method to globally depend on files that should cause our entire source to rebuild. This patch also introduces autoconf.mk into the global deps. Should we add $(topsrcdir)/config/config.mk to the list as well? This blocks SeaMonkey as we need to be able to globally depend on app-config.mk (we use a DEFINE there). Should we globally add app-config.mk (when it exists) or have each app that wants it simply add to GLOBAL_DEPS in app-config.mk itself? NOTES: * Did not touch gfx/cairo as it appears that is all from upstream and I'd rather not poke code I'm not too sure the rules on * Did not touch js/ its my understanding that area of code is still fairly well regulated and even has its own independant config (due to tamarin). If you prefer I fix that up as well, I'll add it into either an iteration of this patch, or a new bug at your choice. * Comm-central I'll do in its own bug.

ted any ETA on this review, it does block easy landing of a SM2 Blocker

Comment on attachment 347072 [details] [diff] [review] Introduce GLOBAL_DEPS +# Global Depends +GLOBAL_DEPS += Makefile Makefile.in $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk Could you make this comment slightly more informative? Patch looks ok to me, sorry for the wait.

Comment on attachment 347072 [details] [diff] [review] Introduce GLOBAL_DEPS Probably worth waiting until after b2 to push this... Ted, any suggestions as to a better comment? (feel free to ping the answer in IRC)

Comment on attachment 347072 [details] [diff] [review] Introduce GLOBAL_DEPS a191=beltzner

Address comment as best as I can come up with, my c#0 Q's were not answered so I'll just file followup bugs on all them... (they should not block this anyway)

I had to back this out. The files in js/config need to be updated as well. http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/21d4cb73f6fe (complete with wrong bug number in comment!)

Actual patch for checkin, updated js/config/rules.mk did not touch anything else there.

Comment on attachment 350393 [details] [diff] [review] Introduce GLOBAL_DEPS [for checkin] [include js/] Ok, I stupidly refreshed with -s (which doesn't look for new changed files) Which turned tree orange again... so I just pushed the fix: $ hg outgoing -v running "ssh hg.mozilla.org "hg -R mozilla-central/ serve --stdio"" comparing with ssh://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/ searching for changes changeset: 22062:0e1de1e5e5b1 tag: tip user: Justin Wood <Callek@gmail.com> date: Thu Nov 27 21:58:44 2008 -0500 files: js/src/config/rules.mk description: Bug 463824, Introduce GLOBAL_DEPS to build system r=ted, a1.9.1=beltzner [js bits rs=sdwilsh] (really include js bits this time, forgot to *not* use |hg qref -s|) $ hg push pushing to ssh://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/ searching for changes remote: adding changesets remote: adding manifests remote: adding file changes remote: added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 1 files

Comment on attachment 350393 [details] [diff] [review] Introduce GLOBAL_DEPS [for checkin] [include js/] >diff --git a/config/rules.mk b/config/rules.mk >+# Dependancies which, if modified, should cause everything to rebuild >+GLOBAL_DEPS += Makefile Makefile.in $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk Erm, isn't the word "Dependencies", with an "e" instead of an "a"?

...patch landed before branch, removing wanted?