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Re: [Bug-gnulib] Re: stdbool.h.in
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Bruno Haible |
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Re: [Bug-gnulib] Re: stdbool.h.in |
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Thu, 5 Jun 2003 20:21:57 +0200 |
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Jim Meyering wrote:
> > MOSTLYCLEANFILES += stdbool.h stdbool.h-t
> >
> > (After all, the point of the temp file is that everything is fine if the
> > user presses Ctrl-C while building.)
>
> Is that really necessary?
> I don't see how having a stray stdbool.h-t can hurt.
People expect (and the GNU standards imply) that
"./configure; make; Ctrl-C; make distclean"
leaves a pristine distribution directory without any garbage.
> It'll be removed the next time someone runs make without
> interrupting it.
But removing stray files is the job of "make [dist]clean", not "make all".
Bruno