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diff --git a/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake b/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake
index 4a9809b..987b69a 100644
--- a/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake
+++ b/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake
@@ -2579,11 +2579,24 @@ function(_ep_write_command_script
endif()
if(genex_supported)
- # Only written at generation phase
+ # Only written at generation phase. This will only change the file's
+ # timestamp if the contents change.
file(GENERATE OUTPUT "${script_filename}" CONTENT "${script_content}")
else()
- # Written immediately, needed if script has to be invoked in configure phase
- file(WRITE "${script_filename}" "${script_content}")
+ # Update the file immediately, needed if script has to be invoked in the
+ # configure phase (e.g. via FetchContent). We need to be careful to avoid
+ # updating the timestamp if the file contents don't change. The file(WRITE)
+ # command always updates the file, so avoid it if we don't need to call it.
+ set(doWrite TRUE)
+ if(EXISTS "${script_filename}")
+ file(READ "${script_filename}" existing_content)
+ if(existing_content STREQUAL script_content)
+ set(doWrite FALSE)
+ endif()
+ endif()
+ if(doWrite)
+ file(WRITE "${script_filename}" "${script_content}")
+ endif()
endif()
endfunction()
@@ -3916,7 +3929,12 @@ function(_ep_do_preconfigure_steps_now name)
if(NOT need_to_run)
foreach(dep_file ${script_file} ${_EPdepends_${STEP}})
- if(NOT EXISTS ${dep_file} OR ${dep_file} IS_NEWER_THAN ${stamp_file})
+ # IS_NEWER_THAN is also true if the timestamps are the same. On some
+ # file systems, we only have second resolution timestamps and the
+ # likelihood of having the same timestamp is high. Use the negative
+ # form to ensure we actually get a true "is newer than" test.
+ if(NOT EXISTS ${dep_file} OR
+ NOT ${stamp_file} IS_NEWER_THAN ${dep_file})
set(need_to_run TRUE)
break()
endif()