On Wed, Jun 23 2021, Felipe Contreras wrote: > Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote: >> @@ -2243,7 +2253,6 @@ SCRIPT_DEFINES = $(SHELL_PATH_SQ):$(DIFF_SQ):$(GIT_VERSION):\ >> $(gitwebdir_SQ):$(PERL_PATH_SQ):$(SANE_TEXT_GREP):$(PAGER_ENV):\ >> $(perllibdir_SQ) >> define cmd_munge_script >> -$(RM) $@ $@+ && \ >> sed -e '1s|#!.*/sh|#!$(SHELL_PATH_SQ)|' \ >> -e 's|@SHELL_PATH@|$(SHELL_PATH_SQ)|' \ >> -e 's|@@DIFF@@|$(DIFF_SQ)|' \ > > Any reason why the same isn't done for the $(BUILT_INS) target? > >> @@ -2514,7 +2522,6 @@ endif >> ifeq ($(GENERATE_COMPILATION_DATABASE),yes) >> all:: compile_commands.json >> compile_commands.json: >> - @$(RM) $@ >> $(QUIET_GEN)sed -e '1s/^/[/' -e '$$s/,$$/]/' $(compdb_dir)/*.o.json > $@+ >> @if test -s $@+; then mv $@+ $@; else $(RM) $@+; fi >> endif > > What about these? > > $(REMOTE_CURL_ALIASES): Uses a chain of ln/ln -s/cp, would need to add "-f" flags. I've got another series I'm planning to (re-)submit to fix those ln/ln -s/cp patterns. > $(LIB_FILE): Can we rely on $(AR) happily clobbering things everywhere? Not knowing is why I skipped it. > $(XDIFF_LIB): ditto. > $(ETAGS_TARGET): > tags: > cscope: Addressed in the related: https://lore.kernel.org/git/YNH+zsXDnRsT3uvZ@nand.local/T/#t But yeah, the implicit point of "note that in the commit message" is taken.