On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 6:32 PM, Stefano Lattarini <[email protected]> wrote: > On 06/21/2012 06:52 PM, Dave Hart wrote: >> On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 10:32 UTC, Stefano Lattarini wrote: >>> * automake.in (handle_compile): Compiled objects are always to be >>> removed upon "make mostlyclean", and not (not even sometimes) upon >>> "make distclean". >> >> This is awkward. I suggest: >> >> Compiled objects must be removed by "make mostlyclean", but must not >> be removed by "make distclean". >> > Well, actually the point is that they should not *require* "make distclean" > to be cleaned; "make mostlyclean" should be enough. So what about this > wording instead? > > * automake.in (handle_compile): Compiled objects are always to be > removed upon "make mostlyclean", *never* requiring a much stronger > "make distclean" to be cleaned. Simplify accordingly. > > OK?
Yes, much clearer. The emphasis on "never" is superfluous in my eyes -- never means never, more never still means never. Cheers, Dave Hart
