From: dexen deVries <dexen.devries@gmail.com>
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: [9fans] mk: the `D' attribute
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 10:02:54 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3999693.4jXBKSpAjI@coil> (raw)
why is the `D' attribute (`If the recipe exits with a non-null status, the
target is deleted.') optional and not default behavior? in what cases does
leaving half-made files make sense?
GNU make's manual states, ``This [[removal of target on error]] is almost
always what you want `make' to do, but it is not historical practice; so for
compatibility, you must explicitly request it''. is `mk' about backward
compatibility just as well?
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dexen deVries
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2012-10-09 8:02 dexen deVries [this message]
2012-10-09 9:04 ` Andy Spencer
2012-10-09 15:22 ` Anthony Sorace
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