On 17/07/14 21:05, Steffen Nurpmeso wrote: > |[*] 'RM = rm -f' is defined, as a standard default, by GNU make; by > |defining it in our makefiles, we extend this feature to other make > |implementations. It isn't MS-Windows which requires this. 99 times out > |of 100, I will surely accept the default, but on that other one > |occasion, *on my linux box*, I may just want to override it with > > Not with GNU make.
Huh? Now you've utterly destroyed any chance you may have had of gaining my confidence ... $ make --version GNU Make 3.81 Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. This program built for x86_64-pc-linux-gnu $ mkdir mt $ cd mt $ make -p | grep rm make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop. RM = rm -f ... It has been thus, in every version of GNU make which I have used. > | make RM='rm -i' ... > | > |or even > | > | make RM='echo rm -f' ... > > make -n (unless prefixed with `+'). which may be considered too noisy ... > You can always place something in the $PATH first which does > exactly what you want. which certainly isn't particularly convenient ... Don't bother to reply -- I've no further interest in your facetious and uninformed efforts to avoid the pertinent issues; with a cursory glance at your patch, the very first hunk I see is: 1) completely unrelated to your purported intent; 2) completely unnecessary, (and IMCO undesirable); 3) destructive, in so far as it defeats a default feature which I, as a GNU make user, expect to be supported. -- Regards, Keith.
