Re: Help with removing .mod files with configure script [gmake distclean]

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hi Ayodele,

* Ayodele Onibokun (Jimmy) wrote on Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 06:10:37PM CEST:
> Hi --
>    Does anyone knows how I can tell configure to
> remove .mod files as well each time I issue 'gmake
> distclean'?
> It does remove all the files but complains there're
> some .mod files left behind in one of my directory.

configure is usually not used to remove files.
You should add either

DISTCLEANFILES = a.mod b.mod ...

or

distclean-local:
        rm -f *.mod

to Makefile.am.

This (and much much more) is very nicely explained in the Automake
manual.

Cheers,
Ralf