Re: [Automake-NG] [PATCH 03/14] [ng] clean: simplify cleaning of compiled objects

[Dave Hart]

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