> Neil wrote: > Here is the story now: why not just keep the old behaviour? > clean > all object files and compilied .py files was: remove all junk, such as core files, emacs backup files, patch remains, pyc/pyo files, etc. > clobber > everything clean does plus executables, libraries, and > tag files was: clean plus executables, libraries, object files, and config stuff. use before reconfiguring/rebuilding. > > distclean: > > everything clobber does plus makefiles, generated .c > > files, configure files, Setup files, and lots of other > > crud that make did not actually generate (core, *~, > > *.orig, etc). was: clobber plus everything that shouldn't be in a distribution archive. use before tarring/zipping things up for distribution. from your description, the main difference seems to be that you've moved the "crud" part from "clean" to "distclean"... Cheers /F
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