When recompiling a file or files which are not part of the libAllKernels.so, the kernels do still get compiled again.
I'm pretty sure the problem is that execute_processhere is done for every call of build.sh, which replaces the kernel files in build/, causing them to have a new timestamp and for ninja to compile them again. See the related ninja issue here.
When running on a system with ccache this does not matter as ccache is able to use the cached compilation even if the timestamps do not match.
As I could not find any option for execute_process to run the command conditionally in the documentation, I think one way to solve this would be to simply check in the genKernelInst.py script if the kernels already exist. Translation units would still be recompiled when the source changes as this is handled by ninja. I don't like this solution as it could cause problems when adding new template instantiations to the kernels.json file.
When recompiling a file or files which are not part of the
libAllKernels.so, the kernels do still get compiled again. I'm pretty sure the problem is thatexecute_processhere is done for every call ofbuild.sh, which replaces the kernel files inbuild/, causing them to have a new timestamp and forninjato compile them again. See the relatedninjaissue here.When running on a system with
ccachethis does not matter asccacheis able to use the cached compilation even if the timestamps do not match.As I could not find any option for
execute_processto run the command conditionally in the documentation, I think one way to solve this would be to simply check in thegenKernelInst.pyscript if the kernels already exist. Translation units would still be recompiled when the source changes as this is handled byninja. I don't like this solution as it could cause problems when adding new template instantiations to thekernels.jsonfile.