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

[Ayodele Onibokun \(Jimmy\)]

thanks Ralf. I already had disclean but just didn't
put the '-local' in front of it. but I tried it and it
works. Thanks alot.
-Jimmy

--- Ralf Wildenhues <address@hidden> wrote:

> 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
> 


-Ayodele
 a.k.a -Jimmy


                
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