On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 12:10 AM, Milian Wolff <m...@milianw.de> wrote:
> On Wednesday 28 January 2015 20:08:41 Alex Merry wrote: > > On Wednesday 28 January 2015 17:10:41 Milian Wolff wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > > > why was the uninstall target removed from make files in frameworks? I > > > cannot find any discussion regarding that on the web. > > > > > > As a developer, I find it highly frustrating that I now have to do this > > > job > > > manually by going to the build folder of a project followed by a > > > > > > xargs rm < install_manifest.txt > > > > > > I know that both, this as well as make uninstall, have had limitations, > > > such as not uninstalling files that are not installed anymore and stuff > > > like that. That said, it's better than nothing and was an invaluable > tool > > > for me over the last years. > > > > > > So - can we bring it back please? > > > > IIRC, it was removed precisely because it's error-prone, and having a > > special target makes it seem official, and because there's a one-line > > replacement command. > > It's not a one-liner. I need to go to the build folder first (which I don't > need with makeobj). Also, I can auto-complete it easily. Seems like I'll > have > to write a script for this then :-/ > > > That's certainly the reason CMake doesn't provide it automatically. > > > > Personally, I'm not fussed either way, but then I've always been happy to > > nuke my install directory when necessary. > > It's only used by developers anyways, so why bother? If it makes life > simpler > for devs, it should be there, no? Normal users who might get confused by it > won't ever run make (un)install either, no? > +1. I found myself many times typing make uninstall to no avail. Would be nice to have it back. Cheers -- Martin Klapetek | KDE Developer
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