User Guide: clarify Build Correctness section

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Josh Holtrop 2019-05-22 23:42:43 -04:00
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@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ A build target will be built whenever:
the target was built
Importantly, Rscons uses the content of a source (dependency) file to determine
whether a rebuild is necessary, not simply the timestamp of the file, which can
lead to an incorrect decision being made to not rebuild when a rebuild is
necessary.
whether a rebuild is necessary, not simply the timestamp of the file.
This is because relying solely on the timestamp of the file can lead to an
incorrect decision being made to not rebuild when a rebuild is necessary.
### Build Flexibility