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Re: 24-clean-do-clean.patch
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Akim Demaille |
Subject: |
Re: 24-clean-do-clean.patch |
Date: |
05 Feb 2001 10:12:25 +0100 |
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Akim Demaille <address@hidden> writes:
> Tom Tromey <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > >>>>> "Akim" == Akim Demaille <address@hidden> writes:
> >
> > Akim> * automake.in (do_one_clean_target): Don't hard code knowledge
> > Akim> about libtool, and maintainer-clean.
> > Akim> * clean.am, libtool.am: Handle these.
> >
> > The libtool part of this patch is fine.
> >
> > The other part I don't know. I'd like to eventually fix the FIXME
> > comment by having maintainer-clean look like:
> >
> > maintainer-clean:
> > @echo ...
> > $(MAKE) whatever
> >
> > The echoes are a lame (imho) requirement on RMS's part. For one thing
> > we're left with the question of whether we should repeat them in every
> > subdir.
> >
> > Anyway I think this patch makes it harder to fix this problem.
>
> Agreed, and indeed I moved this because it was making my life much
> harder. I had to first distribute, factor etc. so that I finally
> could reach patch 25 (or 26 I don't recall: the monster).
>
> But the monster makes it possible to move the echo to maintainer-clean
> extremely easily. Well, I think :)
I can't proceed without a full approval of this patch, it is required
for the next ones.