From: Bijan Soleymani <bijan@psq.com>
Subject: Re: Software/HD ecology (was Re:...Bug in Emacs 21.3.50)
Date: 11 Dec 2002 16:34:49 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87znrcutmu.fsf@hurd.crasseux.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 111220021253524057%ajanta@no.spam
Ajanta <ajanta@no.spam> writes:
> Actually I don't understand this equivalence. Makefiles routinely come
> with targets like "clean" which presumably deletes files like .log/.o
> and of course "install". If they could have a few extra targets, like
> "superclean" or "EnglishOnly", that's a few extra lines. Why is that
> comparable with the clutter of tens of MB and 100's of files scattered
> around? If you can have "make install", why not "make uninstall" which
> would merely remove all the installed files and links?
>
Most software I compile nowadays has a "make uninstall".
Also usually there is a distclean option that cleans very well.
As for the others most options belong in the configure step
like --without-this --with-that.
Bijan
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[not found] ` <56cfb0e3.0212041458.5eab182a@posting.google.com>
[not found] ` <x5k7ipl35x.fsf@lola.goethe.zz>
2002-12-06 11:14 ` Mac OSX TeX / To X11 or Not? Ajanta
2002-12-06 10:27 ` Raffael Herzog
2002-12-06 14:28 ` Rodney Sparapani
2002-12-06 14:49 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-12-06 14:52 ` Schone Mullerin
2002-12-06 17:35 ` Andrew Choi
2002-12-06 21:30 ` Emacs 21.3.50 on Mac OSX 10.2.2 Ajanta
2002-12-06 23:07 ` Stefan Monnier <foo@acm.com>
2002-12-07 7:53 ` Ajanta
2002-12-07 14:18 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-12-07 18:53 ` Ajanta
2002-12-07 21:53 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-12-09 19:29 ` Stefan Monnier <foo@acm.com>
2002-12-09 23:49 ` For Andrew Choi/Enrico Franconi: Bug in Emacs 21.3.50 Ajanta
2002-12-09 23:21 ` Andrew Choi
2002-12-10 13:39 ` Stefan Monnier <foo@acm.com>
2002-12-10 18:23 ` Software/HD ecology (was Re:...Bug in Emacs 21.3.50) Ajanta
2002-12-10 17:31 ` Galen Boyer
2002-12-10 17:48 ` Phillip Lord
2002-12-10 17:59 ` Galen Boyer
2002-12-10 18:01 ` Phillip Lord
2002-12-10 21:14 ` Ajanta
2002-12-11 12:56 ` Phillip Lord
[not found] ` <101220021416559254\x04%ajanta@no.spam>
[not found] ` <111220021101520860%ajanta@no.spam>
2002-12-11 18:29 ` Phillip Lord
2002-12-11 19:51 ` Ajanta
2002-12-11 19:41 ` Software/HD ecology Henrik Enberg
2002-12-11 20:41 ` Software/HD ecology (was Re:...Bug in Emacs 21.3.50) Stefan Monnier <foo@acm.com>
2002-12-12 3:51 ` Ajanta
2002-12-12 11:49 ` Software/HD ecology Kai Großjohann
2002-12-12 16:30 ` Bijan Soleymani
2002-12-12 19:43 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-12-12 21:03 ` Anil Trivedi
2002-12-13 9:03 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-12-16 16:09 ` Lee Sau Dan
2002-12-16 20:13 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-12-20 16:02 ` Lee Sau Dan
2002-12-13 16:36 ` Kevin Rodgers
2002-12-13 18:59 ` David Masterson
2002-12-13 19:41 ` Kevin Rodgers
2002-12-13 19:42 ` Anil Trivedi
2002-12-12 23:09 ` David Masterson
2002-12-13 9:05 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-12-13 18:49 ` David Masterson
2002-12-12 20:21 ` Ajanta
2002-12-12 21:16 ` Anil
2002-12-13 8:56 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-12-13 11:24 ` Francis Burton
2002-12-16 16:04 ` Lee Sau Dan
2002-12-16 21:52 ` Ajanta
2002-12-16 21:02 ` Stefan Monnier <foo@acm.com>
2002-12-17 5:55 ` Anil
2002-12-20 15:51 ` Lee Sau Dan
2002-12-17 9:41 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-12-17 17:34 ` Ajanta
2002-12-17 17:55 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-12-17 22:14 ` Rodney Sparapani
2002-12-18 6:22 ` Jonathon Isaac Swiderski
2002-12-18 8:51 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-12-20 15:54 ` Lee Sau Dan
2002-12-20 19:19 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-12-20 19:31 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2002-12-16 21:59 ` Ajanta
2002-12-17 9:54 ` jdf23
2002-12-20 16:01 ` Lee Sau Dan
2002-12-13 8:54 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-12-13 18:53 ` David Masterson
2002-12-16 15:59 ` Lee Sau Dan
2002-12-17 18:29 ` Ajanta
[not found] ` <ajanta@no.spam>
2002-12-17 18:29 ` Peter S Galbraith
2002-12-24 0:05 ` Peter S Galbraith
2002-12-17 22:24 ` Tribhuvan
2002-12-18 8:32 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-12-19 0:22 ` David Masterson
2002-12-19 14:16 ` Miles Bader
2002-12-19 14:44 ` Fredrik Staxeng
[not found] ` <fstx+u@update.uu.se>
2002-12-19 15:36 ` Peter S Galbraith
[not found] ` <mailman.420.1040313026.19936.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2002-12-19 16:47 ` Fredrik Staxeng
2002-12-19 21:13 ` David Masterson
2002-12-21 0:17 ` Miles Bader
2002-12-20 22:19 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2002-12-21 0:13 ` Miles Bader
2002-12-21 12:31 ` Fredrik Staxeng
2002-12-21 23:15 ` Tribhuvan
2002-12-22 2:54 ` Miles Bader
2002-12-22 10:46 ` Fredrik Staxeng
2002-12-23 19:42 ` David Masterson
2002-12-19 21:14 ` David Masterson
2002-12-19 23:38 ` Tribhuvan
2002-12-20 19:06 ` David Masterson
2002-12-20 19:51 ` Tribhuvan
2002-12-20 20:44 ` Tribhuvan
2002-12-20 15:14 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-12-20 15:55 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
[not found] ` <mailman.464.1040400348.19936.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2002-12-20 19:09 ` David Masterson
2002-12-20 19:27 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2002-12-21 0:24 ` Miles Bader
2002-12-21 2:32 ` Tribhuvan
2002-12-21 12:50 ` Fredrik Staxeng
2002-12-20 15:41 ` Lee Sau Dan
2002-12-20 18:44 ` Tribhuvan
2002-12-20 15:38 ` Lee Sau Dan
[not found] ` <mailman.343.1040149880.19936.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2002-12-17 22:33 ` David Masterson
2002-12-17 23:17 ` Tribhuvan
2002-12-18 8:34 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-12-19 0:20 ` David Masterson
2002-12-19 7:47 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-12-20 15:36 ` Lee Sau Dan
2002-12-20 19:01 ` David Masterson
2002-12-20 15:34 ` Lee Sau Dan
2002-12-20 18:58 ` David Masterson
2002-12-24 6:24 ` Luis Fernandes
2002-12-26 18:20 ` David Masterson
2002-12-27 3:14 ` Luis Fernandes
2002-12-27 4:35 ` Miles Bader
[not found] ` <mailman.637.1040963855.19936.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2002-12-27 12:48 ` Luis Fernandes
2002-12-27 15:39 ` Rodney Sparapani
2002-12-28 2:49 ` Miles Bader
2002-12-28 13:54 ` Luis Fernandes
2002-12-28 14:11 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-12-31 20:08 ` David Masterson
2002-12-27 17:36 ` David Masterson
2002-12-28 1:02 ` Luis Fernandes
2002-12-28 11:07 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-12-28 13:44 ` Peter S Galbraith
2002-12-28 13:49 ` Luis Fernandes
2002-12-31 20:05 ` David Masterson
2002-12-20 15:32 ` Lee Sau Dan
2002-12-20 16:00 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
[not found] ` <ams@kemisten.nu>
2002-12-20 20:00 ` Peter S Galbraith
2002-12-20 20:25 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2002-12-20 20:34 ` Peter S Galbraith
2002-12-20 21:01 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
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2002-12-20 21:40 ` David Kastrup
2002-12-20 21:59 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2002-12-21 0:25 ` Peter S Galbraith
2002-12-21 15:55 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
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2002-12-21 16:22 ` David Kastrup
2002-12-12 23:14 ` Ajanta
2002-12-12 23:44 ` David Masterson
2002-12-13 9:11 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-12-12 14:11 ` Software/HD ecology (was Re:...Bug in Emacs 21.3.50) Stefan Monnier <foo@acm.com>
2002-12-12 20:50 ` Ajanta
2002-12-12 20:20 ` Stefan Monnier <foo@acm.com>
2002-12-12 23:02 ` Anil Trivedi
2002-12-13 1:29 ` Miles Bader
2002-12-13 10:12 ` Software/HD ecology Kai Großjohann
[not found] ` <mailman.179.1039743000.19936.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2002-12-13 19:11 ` Software/HD ecology (was Re:...Bug in Emacs 21.3.50) David Masterson
2002-12-13 19:32 ` Stefan Monnier <foo@acm.com>
2002-12-17 0:33 ` David Masterson
2002-12-12 20:27 ` Galen Boyer
2002-12-12 21:28 ` Anil Trivedi
2002-12-13 1:30 ` Miles Bader
2002-12-11 20:49 ` Software/HD ecology Kai Großjohann
2002-12-12 4:44 ` Anil Trivedi
2002-12-12 4:58 ` Miles Bader
2002-12-12 6:16 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-12-12 14:50 ` Phillip Lord
2002-12-12 19:40 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-12-12 21:39 ` Anil Trivedi
2002-12-13 1:35 ` Miles Bader
2002-12-12 23:23 ` David Masterson
2002-12-11 21:34 ` Bijan Soleymani [this message]
2002-12-10 5:23 ` Emacs 21.3.50 on Mac OSX 10.2.2 David Combs
2002-12-10 8:29 ` Ajanta
2002-12-07 8:19 ` Thanks to all (Re: Mac OSX TeX / To X11 or Not?) new2osx
2002-12-07 9:35 ` David Kastrup
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