On Fri, 2011-12-02 at 16:51 +0100, Warlich, Christof wrote: > it looks like the target of a rule is not deleted in case of an error > within that rule and in the presence of a .DELETE_ON_ERROR target if > that target is a directory.
> To me, not deleting directories in this scenario looks like a flaw. Do > you agree? Is it going to be fixed? I don't really agree, no. At the very most, it might be possible to delete a directory if it's empty. I don't think it would be a good idea to delete a non-empty directory if the rule fails; that could be disastrous. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[email protected]> Find some GNU make tips at: http://www.gnu.org http://make.mad-scientist.net "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist _______________________________________________ Help-make mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make
