Hi, Is it possible using Gnu Make to delete all out of date targets?
I had previously posted this as a Feature Request (as below), but realize I may be ignorant of a known method for doing what I desire, and positing it as a question might get a reply from someone in the know. Thanks, Malcolm > -----Original Message----- > From: Cook, Malcolm > Sent: Sunday, March 7, 2021 22:03 > To: help-make@gnu.org; psm...@gnu.org > Subject: Feature Request: option to delete all out of date targets > > Hallo, Paul & Make cognoscenti, > > It seem GNU Make does not provide a way to detect and remove out of date > targets. > > It also seems that providing such a capability would be consistent with the > purpose of Make. > > I think what I am asking for is an option that identifies the identical > targets as > does `--touch` but instead of `touch`ing the identified targets, it deletes > them. > > I often find myself in a position of not wanting (yet) to re-make out of date > targets, but to simply remove them. FWIW, if it matters to the consideration, > I wish for this mainly when using make in less conventional ways - as a > means of implementing a scientific workflow. > > Thoughts? Considerations? > > Thanks, > > Malcolm Cook > Manager, Database Applications > Big Data AI and Genomics > Stowers Institute for Medical Research
