In some sites (mine, for example), the pages are quasi-static, while the sidebar must be updated at each commit (because it contains some lists, like "last posts" or "last updates", or a tagcloud). As this sidebar is included in every page of the site, many commits can potentialy leat to a full re-compilation.... I think a sidebar included after the compilation (via a SSI mechanism for example) would make sense and reduce the dependencies. Different things could be possible: * output as .shtml instead of .html * ignore the sidebar->page dependency links * consider the *real* dependencies; pageA may include the title (only) of pageB, but don't need to be recompiled after each typo correction on pageB. shtml output with open cgi web access is a potential security hole and can DoS the site, but it's not a problem for a single-editor site. NicolasLimare