Generating dependencies

[Dave Korn]

Bogdan wrote:

> The --MD flag used for generating dependencies with GAS also creates object
> files. I couldn't find any flag to only run the GAS preprocessor so what's
> the point of generating dependencies?

  Take a look at Tom Tromey's "advanced autodependencies" paper for one
explanation of why it's still useful to have the dependencies after the fact.

http://make.paulandlesley.org/autodep.html

    cheers,
      DaveK