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Re: rm -f # no more args failure?
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Mike Frysinger |
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Re: rm -f # no more args failure? |
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Sun, 12 Dec 2021 23:24:14 -0500 |
On 12 Dec 2021 16:17, Karl Berry wrote:
> Does anyone here use or know of an active system where plain
> rm -f
> with no arguments fails? I mean, exits with bad status?
>
> We are considering changing Automake to assume this works,
> although we'd provide for a workaround just in case, something like
> make RM_F="rm -f nosuchfile"
>
> But if there are still active systems where it's a problem,
> we will probably make no change.
since automake made `rm -f` check fatal at configure-time and asked people
to file bug reports, they've been collected here as blockers:
https://debbugs.gnu.org/10828
there's only 3 reports filed from the last 10 years.
-mike
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