[uClinux-dev] [ANNOUNCE] uClinux-dist-20070130 release

[Jamie Lokier]

Greg Ungerer wrote:
> >Is there a (good :) ) reason why uClinux-dist/Makefile clean: target now 
> >deletes the $(LINUX)/include/asm symlink?
> >
> >This means that after a make clean you have to make oldconfig to get the 
> >symlink back.  Perhaps this should be in distclean rather than clean?
> 
> It sure is annoying, I have seen the same thing.
> 
> Lets ask Davidm, since he made the change :-)
> From the CVS commit of that change:
> 
>   2.6 doesn't remove the include/asm link on clean and switching targets
>   breaks (ie., arm to sh)

Wouldn't it be best to require "make distclean" after switching
targets anyway?

In other packages, I think "make clean" is not required to remove all
files which must be changed when swithing targets.  (Seems implied by
GNU Standards for meaning of "clean" and "distclean").

-- Jamie