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diff --git a/doc/manual.asciidoc b/doc/manual.asciidoc index d7ec932..df4199a 100644 --- a/doc/manual.asciidoc +++ b/doc/manual.asciidoc @@ -445,6 +445,14 @@ without any dependencies, the target will be considered out of date if it does not exist. Without a phony build statement, Ninja will report an error if the file does not exist and is required by the build. +To create a rule that never rebuilds, use a build rule without any input: +---------------- +rule touch + command = touch $out +build file_that_always_exists.dummy: touch +build dummy_target_to_follow_a_pattern: phony file_that_always_exists.dummy +---------------- + Default target statements ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |