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by feelin_googley 3226 days ago
"It simply compares the dates of files."

test(1) also compares the dates of files

   test file1 -nt file2
   test file1 -ot file2
Is there anything else that make does in addition to comparing dates of files?

(Besides running the shell.)

tsort(1) does topological sorting

tsort + sed + sort + join + nm = lorder(1)

lorder can determine interdependencies