Subject: Re: misc/101: 'make clean' doesn't remove formatted (*.0) man pages
To: None <mckim@lerc.nasa.gov>
From: Chris G. Demetriou <cgd@nobozo.CS.Berkeley.EDU>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 01/25/1994 13:30:18
> >Number: 101
> >Category: misc
> >Synopsis: 'make clean' doesn't remove formatted (*.0) man pages
> >Confidential: no
> >Severity: non-critical
> >Priority: low
> >Responsible: gnats-admin (Misc Bug People)
> >State: open
> >Class: change-request
> >Submitter-Id: net
> >Arrival-Date: Tue Jan 25 12:05:11 1994
> >Originator: Jim McKim
> >Organization:
> NASA Lewis Research Center
> >Release:
> >Environment:
> System: NetBSD mildred 0.9a MILDRED#5 i386
> Machine: i386
> >Description:
>
> In the /usr/src hierarchy, formatted man pages don't get removed by
> 'make clean'. If it becomes necessary to regenerate all the formatted
> man pages, getting rid of the old ones is cumbersome.
this is not a bug, this is a feature.
use "make cleandir" to do what you want.
additionally, before reporting a bug like this, please check to
see if there's something similar that already does what you want.
cgd
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