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diff --git a/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md b/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md index 87fb581..dd66e6e 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md @@ -233,9 +233,10 @@ following. have this target be built by default, that is, when invoking plain `ninja`; the default value is false - `build_always` (deprecated) if `true` this target is always considered out of - date and is rebuilt every time, useful for things such as build - timestamps or revision control tags. + date and is rebuilt every time. Equivalent to setting both + `build_always_stale` and `build_by_default` to true. - `build_always_stale` if `true` the target is always considered out of date. + Useful for things such as build timestamps or revision control tags. The associated command is run even if the outputs are up to date. - `capture`, there are some compilers that can't be told to write their output to a file but instead write it to standard output. When |