Re: make -f $dir/Makefile clean

[Allan Wind]

On 2002-11-11 09:16:27, Paul D. Smith wrote:
>   aw> I noticed in the archives that there is no way of getting the
>   aw> value of -f, but perhaps there is a way of solving this problem in
>   aw> a correct and elegant way?
> 
> Not really; not in versions before 3.80.

What are you referring to in 3.80 that may help me out?

>  1) Don't use constructs like the find above; instead use something
>     like:
> 
>         rm -f $(OBJECTS)

Same problem, really, unless you use absolute paths for your files
(aka your 2) ).

>  2) Set a variable in the Makefile which has the path of the directory:
> 
>         THIS = some/dir
>             ...
>         clean:
>                 find $(THIS) -name \*.o | xargs rm -f

Ugly, but I considered it when used with autoconf.  Thanks for your
insight Paul.


/Allan
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