Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote: > > 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. Why? Isn't "x && a || b || c" the same as "a || b || c" if x is always true? > > $(LIB_FILE): > > Can we rely on $(AR) happily clobbering things everywhere? Not knowing > is why I skipped it. We have c (create) in ARFLAGS, so presumably yes. > > $(ETAGS_TARGET): > > tags: > > cscope: > > Addressed in the related: > https://lore.kernel.org/git/YNH+zsXDnRsT3uvZ@nand.local/T/#t I think ideally this patch should remove the $(RM) and the other patch should focus on the rest of the changes, but given the difficulty of landing chained patch series in git I understand the decision to clump them together. Cheers. -- Felipe Contreras