On Mon, Oct 04 2021, Junio C Hamano wrote: > * ab/make-sparse-for-real (2021-09-22) 1 commit > - Makefile: make the "sparse" target non-.PHONY > > Prevent "make sparse" from running for the source files that > haven't been modified. > > Will merge to 'next'? The concern in earlier rounds was breaking existing users, but in the v4[1] the "incremental" is a new target, and with the Makefile template the result is, I think, easy to read & worth it. So hopefully it can proceed. 1. https://lore.kernel.org/git/patch-v4-1.1-f31fa3e8282-20210928T014023Z-avarab@xxxxxxxxx/