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An infinite loop in Makefile with remaking rules
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Makefile
$(info ** Remaking: MAKE_RESTARTS=$(MAKE_RESTARTS) **)
#
# If WAIT >= t, this Makefile will loop infinitely.
# If WAIT < t, it won't loop infinitely due to filesystem's time resolution.
# +------------+------+
# | Filesystem | t |
# +------------+------+
# | ext4 | 0.01 |
# | hfsplus | 1 |
# +------------+------+
#
WAIT = 1
.PRECIOUS: Makefile
Makefile: FORCE
touch $@
sleep $(WAIT)
.PHONY: FORCE
FORCE:
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