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Feature Request: option to delete all out of date targets
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Cook, Malcolm |
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Feature Request: option to delete all out of date targets |
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Mon, 8 Mar 2021 04:03:00 +0000 |
Hallo, Paul & Make cognoscenti,
It seem GNU Make does not provide a way to detect and remove out of date
targets.
It also seems that providing such a capability would be consistent with the
purpose of Make.
I think what I am asking for is an option that identifies the identical targets
as does `--touch` but instead of `touch`ing the identified targets, it deletes
them.
I often find myself in a position of not wanting (yet) to re-make out of date
targets, but to simply remove them. FWIW, if it matters to the consideration,
I wish for this mainly when using make in less conventional ways - as a means
of implementing a scientific workflow.
Thoughts? Considerations?
Thanks,
Malcolm Cook
Manager, Database Applications
Big Data AI and GenomicsĀ
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
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