Re: [PATCH] Makefile: add and use the ".DELETE_ON_ERROR" flag

On Wed, Jun 23 2021, Felipe Contreras wrote:

Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:

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@@ -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?

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@@ -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 (local)

But yeah, the implicit point of "note that in the commit message" is
taken.