I had similar thoughts about the acyclic graph "falsehood". Sure you can have a cyclic graph, but then your build system is going to be crap. The cycle has to b

I had similar thoughts about the acyclic graph "falsehood". Sure you can have a cyclic graph, but then your build system is going to be crap. The cycle has to be cut open by the build tool somehow, and builds may or may not work reliably as a result. It is better to avoid it.