* Re: [PATCH] Makefile: add file types to remove with make clean
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@ 2010-12-13 11:35 ` Michal Marek
2010-12-14 12:57 ` Tracey Dent
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From: Michal Marek @ 2010-12-13 11:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Tracey Dent; +Cc: linux-kernel, linux-kbuild, torvalds, akpm
Dne 11.12.2010 18:27, Tracey Dent napsal(a):
> Remove .rej and .orig files when you invoke a make clean.
> They are unnecessary files which are produced by using the program
> patch and they prevents you from getting a completely clean directory.
make clean removes files generated by the build system. *.rej, *.orig
and editor backup files can contain valuable information and should thus
be skipped. If you want a completely clean directory, have a look at
make distclean.
Michal
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* Re: [PATCH] Makefile: add file types to remove with make clean
2010-12-13 11:35 ` [PATCH] Makefile: add file types to remove with make clean Michal Marek
@ 2010-12-14 12:57 ` Tracey Dent
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From: Tracey Dent @ 2010-12-14 12:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Michal Marek; +Cc: linux-kernel, linux-kbuild, torvalds, akpm
On 12/13/10, Michal Marek <mmarek@suse.cz> wrote:
> Dne 11.12.2010 18:27, Tracey Dent napsal(a):
>> Remove .rej and .orig files when you invoke a make clean.
>> They are unnecessary files which are produced by using the program
>> patch and they prevents you from getting a completely clean directory.
>
> make clean removes files generated by the build system. *.rej, *.orig
> and editor backup files can contain valuable information and should thus
> be skipped. If you want a completely clean directory, have a look at
> make distclean.
>
Thanks, sorry for the noise.
> Michal
>
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