RE: "make distclean" doesn't remove generated MLO file

["Premi, Sanjeev" <premi@ti.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert P. J. Day [mailto:rpjday@crashcourse.ca] 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 10:38 PM
> To: Premi, Sanjeev
> Cc: U-Boot Version 2 (barebox)
> Subject: RE: "make distclean" doesn't remove generated MLO file
> 
> On Tue, 7 Feb 2012, Premi, Sanjeev wrote:
> 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Robert P. J. Day [mailto:rpjday@crashcourse.ca]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 10:33 PM
> > > To: Premi, Sanjeev
> > > Cc: U-Boot Version 2 (barebox)
> > > Subject: RE: "make distclean" doesn't remove generated MLO file
> > >
> > > On Tue, 7 Feb 2012, Premi, Sanjeev wrote:
> > >
> > > > I usually compile both stages together with a 'make clean' in
> > > > between, hence decided to preserve MLO. Makes it easy 
> to copy both
> > > > MLO and barebox.bin at same time.
> > >
> > >   is there any sort of requirement about cleaning in 
> between those two
> > > steps?  if there is, that's a potential "gotcha" that should be
> > > clearly documented.
> >
> > No "gotcha" that I know of - but just a habit!
> 
>   i figured as much.  but under the circumstances, i think removing
> MLO should be part of CLEAN_FILES given its obvious relationship to
> things like barebox.bin.  philosophically, it just makes more sense.
> and on that note, i will now shut up about it.

I noted in earlier response:
  > Otherwise, yes, MLO goes better with CLEAN_FILES.
So, you are right.

Let us wait if there is any other opinion on this.

~sanjeev

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