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bug#6134: `make distclean' doesn't remove .elc files
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From: |
Glenn Morris |
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Subject: |
bug#6134: `make distclean' doesn't remove .elc files |
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Date: |
Fri, 07 May 2010 13:20:26 -0400 |
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Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) |
Paul Pogonyshev wrote:
> When I invoke
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> make distclean
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> in a repository clone, I expect to get a completely clean tree, so
> that next recompilation doesn't use any leftovers of previous one.
> However, .elc files are not deleted
The .elc files are included in release tar-files, so it is
inappropriate for distclean to remove them.
Unless CPU time is a constraint, I recommend maintainer-clean with VCS
checkouts. Or use `make bootstrap', as suggested in INSTALL.BZR.