[MYNEWT-167] Newt sometimes performs unnecessary compiles due to inconsistent ordering of flags

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: v0_8_0_beta2
• Component/s: Newt
• Security Level: Public (Viewable by anyone)
• Assignee: Christopher Collins
• Reporter: Christopher Collins
• Created: 26/Feb/16 19:36
• Updated: 26/Feb/16 20:53
• Resolved: 26/Feb/16 20:53

Description

The cflags, lflags, and aflags that get passed to the compiler are not always consistently ordered between builds. If the compiler invocation is different from the previous one, newt forces a recompile. If the only thing that has changed is the order of the flags, then such a recompile is unnecessary.

The fix is to sort the flags alphabetically.