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Re: [PATCH] Makefile: don't include git version file on 'make clean'

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 24, 2010, 12:36 UTC
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On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 03:53,  <Lynn.Lin@emc.com> wrote:
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> From: Lynn Lin <Lynn.Lin@emc.com>
>
> ---
>  Makefile         |    4 +++-
>  git-gui/Makefile |    4 +++-
>  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> index bc3c570..eb28b98 100644
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -238,7 +238,9 @@ all::
>
>  GIT-VERSION-FILE: FORCE
>        @$(SHELL_PATH) ./GIT-VERSION-GEN
> --include GIT-VERSION-FILE
> +ifneq "$(MAKECMDGOALS)" "clean"
> +  -include GIT-VERSION-FILE
> +endif
>
>  uname_S := $(shell sh -c 'uname -s 2>/dev/null || echo not')
>  uname_M := $(shell sh -c 'uname -m 2>/dev/null || echo not')
> diff --git a/git-gui/Makefile b/git-gui/Makefile
> index 197b55e..91e1ea5 100644
> --- a/git-gui/Makefile
> +++ b/git-gui/Makefile
> @@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ all::
>
>  GIT-VERSION-FILE: FORCE
>        @$(SHELL_PATH) ./GIT-VERSION-GEN
> --include GIT-VERSION-FILE
> +ifneq "$(MAKECMDGOALS)" "clean"
> +  -include GIT-VERSION-FILE
> +endif
>
>  uname_S := $(shell sh -c 'uname -s 2>/dev/null || echo not')
>  uname_O := $(shell sh -c 'uname -o 2>/dev/null || echo not')
> --
> 1.7.1

This patch needs a rationale, why was it needed? The "-include" directive will simply ignore files that don't exist (as opposed to "include"), so including GIT-VERSION-FILE during "make clean' shouldn't be an issue.

Was it for you? And if so what version of make, what OS etc.
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  3. Kevin P. FlemingJul 25, 2010
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  19. Patch follow-up conventions (Re: [PATCH] Makefile: don't include git version file on 'make clean')Jonathan Nieder, Jul 25, 2010

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