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@@ -296,6 +296,24 @@ different version of D, it will always be A's version
that wins, because we fetch all dependencies of A before
fetching those from B or C.
+Once a dependency is built, it will not be built again by
+default. Typically dependencies do not need to be recompiled
+and this speeds up building immensely. There are a few ways
+to force recompiling a dependency however:
+
+* The dependency directory is a symbolic link; the dependency
+ will always be recompiled.
+
+* The dependency is built directly, for example with a command
+ like `make -C deps/cowlib`, or `make` in the dependency's
+ directory.
+
+* The variable `FULL` is set, for example `make FULL=1`. This
+ will force building of all dependencies. This can be added
+ to your Makefile before including 'erlang.mk'.
+
+* The file `ebin/dep_built` in the dependency is removed.
+
=== Fetching and listing dependencies only
You can fetch all dependencies recursively without building anything,