From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: "Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, Jeff King <peff@peff.net>,
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>,
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] Makefile: add the ".DELETE_ON_ERROR" flag
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2021 16:58:42 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqpmzhfr65.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87a6qlmt9f.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com> ("Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason"'s message of "Tue, 30 Mar 2021 01:31:40 +0200")
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> writes:
> Even if it's not available in all versions that's OK. You just won't get
> the nicer removal behavior on on error on such a jurassic gmake, but
> you'll probably have way bigger issues with your late-90s-era software.
>
> It's not a syntax error on a gmake or other make that doesn't know about
> it either, i.e. you can also add a target like:
>
> .THIS_DOES_NOT_EXIST_AS_A_GMAKE_FEATURE:
>
> And gmake willl happily ignore it.
What I meant was that I would not tolerate "cc -o x+ && mv x+ x",
but I do not mind DELETE_ON_ERROR with "cc -o x" at all.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-03-29 23:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 48+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-03-07 13:20 [PATCH] Makefile: generate 'git' as 'cc [...] -o git+ && mv git+ git' Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-07 20:41 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-08 12:38 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-08 17:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-08 18:26 ` Jeff King
2021-03-29 16:20 ` [PATCH v2 0/5] Makefile: don't die on AIX with open ./git Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 16:20 ` [PATCH v2 1/5] Makefile: rename objects in-place, don't clobber Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 18:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-29 18:26 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-29 23:24 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-30 0:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-31 14:17 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-31 18:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-29 16:20 ` [PATCH v2 2/5] Makefile: rename scripts " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 18:40 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-29 23:28 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 16:20 ` [PATCH v2 3/5] Makefile: don't needlessly "rm $@ $@+" before "mv $@+ $@" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 18:46 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-29 16:20 ` [PATCH v2 4/5] Makefile: add the ".DELETE_ON_ERROR" flag Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 18:51 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-29 23:31 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 23:58 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2021-03-30 15:11 ` Jeff King
2021-03-30 18:36 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-31 6:58 ` Jeff King
2021-03-31 18:36 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-31 22:29 ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-03-29 16:20 ` [PATCH v2 5/5] Makefile: don't "rm configure" before generating it Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 16:31 ` [PATCH 0/6] Makefile: make non-symlink & non-hardlink install sane Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 16:31 ` [PATCH 1/6] Makefile: symlink the same way under "symlinks" and "no hardlinks" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 22:17 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-29 16:31 ` [PATCH 2/6] Makefile: begin refactoring out "ln || ln -s || cp" pattern Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 22:20 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-29 16:31 ` [PATCH 3/6] Makefile: refactor " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 22:24 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-30 15:20 ` Jeff King
2021-03-30 18:36 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-29 16:31 ` [PATCH 4/6] Makefile: make INSTALL_SYMLINKS affect the build directory Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 22:31 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-31 14:04 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 16:31 ` [PATCH 5/6] Makefile: use "ln -f" instead of "rm && ln" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 22:46 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-29 16:31 ` [PATCH 6/6] Makefile: add a INSTALL_FALLBACK_LN_CP mode Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 22:53 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-31 14:03 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-31 18:45 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-31 19:01 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 23:08 ` [PATCH 0/6] Makefile: make non-symlink & non-hardlink install sane Junio C Hamano
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