GNU bug report logs - #12410
24.2.50; `make distclean' runs ./configure before cleaning

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Bastien <bzg <at> altern.org>

Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:05:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: notabug

Found in version 24.2.50

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

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From: Bastien <bzg <at> altern.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 12410 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#12410: 24.2.50; `make distclean' runs ./configure before cleaning
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:44:38 +0200

Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> writes:

> It can be, yes. IIUC:
>
> Makefile itself has dependencies on eg the various Makefile.in's.
> If these get updated in the repository, configure has to be run to
> regenerate the Makefiles before doing anything else. For example,
> suppose there was a bug in Makefile.in whereby distclean did `rm -rf /'.
> If a fix was checked in, you'd want Makefile to be regenerated before
> doing anything else...

Got it -- thanks,

-- 
 Bastien
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