GNU bug report logs - #6134
`make distclean' doesn't remove .elc files

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Paul Pogonyshev <p.pogonyshev <at> anakreon.net>

Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 15:11:01 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 6134 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Paul Pogonyshev <p.pogonyshev <at> anakreon.net>
Cc: 6134 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6134: `make distclean' doesn't remove .elc files
Date: Fri, 07 May 2010 13:20:26 -0400

Paul Pogonyshev wrote:

> When I invoke
>
>     make distclean
>
> 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.
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