name of map file

[BCS]

Hello Andrej,

> Yeah but using -of creates an executable in the directory I provide.
> RDMD is supossed to be used with hiding the executable in a temp dir,
> afaik.
> 
> So it's hashing at play, ok. Just wanted to know why.
> 
> Personally I'd like RDMD to hide the map and deps files as well, I
> don't know why it only hides the executable and leaves the rest of the
> trash behind. (okay it's not trash, but for quick compile-test cycles
> I don't need the map and dependancy files).
> 

Hinding the exe isn't the point, having files act like scripts is. Putting 
the exes in some other common place allows better caching.

> On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 10:29 PM, Nick Sabalausky <a at a.a> wrote:
> 
>> "Andrej Mitrovic" <none at none.none> wrote in message
>> news:i6jc5g$1p2a$1 at digitalmars.com...
>> 
>>> Just a quick question, why does the map file have a long name like
>>> so:
>>> 
>>> file_test-d-40DA973DB4C6AD075993AB5CD9866DDE.map ?
>>> 
>> Because you're using rdmd and not using -of.
>> 
>> rdmd comes up with an executable filename by hashing the source
>> file's content (I'm not 100% sure why, something about
>> filename-uniqueness or caching and change-tracking, I'd imagine). And
>> dmd always uses the executable filename as the name of the map file
>> (which makes sense when you consider executables made from multiple
>> modules).
>> 
>> If you use -of, or if you just use dmd directly, then that hash value
>> doesn't get added.
>> 
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