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Re: [Automake-NG] [PATCH 03/14] [ng] clean: simplify cleaning of compile
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Dave Hart |
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Re: [Automake-NG] [PATCH 03/14] [ng] clean: simplify cleaning of compiled objects |
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Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:40:44 +0000 |
On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 6:32 PM, Stefano Lattarini
<address@hidden> wrote:
> On 06/21/2012 06:52 PM, Dave Hart wrote:
>> On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 10:32 UTC, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
>>> * automake.in (handle_compile): Compiled objects are always to be
>>> removed upon "make mostlyclean", and not (not even sometimes) upon
>>> "make distclean".
>>
>> This is awkward. I suggest:
>>
>> Compiled objects must be removed by "make mostlyclean", but must not
>> be removed by "make distclean".
>>
> Well, actually the point is that they should not *require* "make distclean"
> to be cleaned; "make mostlyclean" should be enough. So what about this
> wording instead?
>
> * automake.in (handle_compile): Compiled objects are always to be
> removed upon "make mostlyclean", *never* requiring a much stronger
> "make distclean" to be cleaned. Simplify accordingly.
>
> OK?
Yes, much clearer. The emphasis on "never" is superfluous in my eyes
-- never means never, more never still means never.
Cheers,
Dave Hart
- Re: [Automake-NG] [PATCH 01/14] [ng] deptrack: remove an obsolete comment, (continued)
[Automake-NG] [PATCH 03/14] [ng] clean: simplify cleaning of compiled objects, Stefano Lattarini, 2012/06/21
Re: [Automake-NG] [PATCH 03/14] [ng] clean: simplify cleaning of compiled objects, Dave Hart, 2012/06/21
[Automake-NG] [PATCH 02/14] [ng] deptrack: clean depdirs using *clean-am targets, Stefano Lattarini, 2012/06/21
[Automake-NG] [PATCH 04/14] [ng] clean: revam p recipes and APIs to extend cleaning rules, Stefano Lattarini, 2012/06/21
Re: [Automake-NG] [PATCH 04/14] [ng] clean: revamp recipes and APIs to extend cleaning rules, Dave Hart, 2012/06/21