https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/34631058f2aec6752ebfc50d40958b247532f536
commit: 34631058f2aec6752ebfc50d40958b247532f536
branch: main
author: James <[email protected]>
committer: gpshead <[email protected]>
date: 2026-05-24T13:32:48Z
summary:

gh-110704: Recommend `distclean` target over `clean` when source tree is not 
clean (GH-112610)

Recommend `distclean` target over `clean` when source tree is not clean

Co-authored-by: Gregory P. Smith <[email protected]>

files:
M Makefile.pre.in

diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index 765c72290e46ee..e8b44c4b874e95 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ check-clean-src:
                echo "Building Python out of the source tree (in 
$(abs_builddir)) requires a clean source tree ($(abs_srcdir))" ; \
                echo "Build artifacts such as .o files, executables, and 
Python/frozen_modules/*.h must not exist within $(srcdir)." ; \
                echo "Try to run:" ; \
-               echo "  (cd \"$(srcdir)\" && make clean || git clean -fdx -e 
Doc/venv)" ; \
+               echo "  (cd \"$(srcdir)\" && make distclean || git clean -fdx 
-e Doc/venv)" ; \
                exit 1; \
        fi
 

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