[Python-Dev] Setup.local is getting zapped

[Guido van Rossum]

> > Neil wrote:
> 
> > Here is the story now:

Effbot wrote:

> why not just keep the old behaviour?

Agreed.  Unless there's a GNU guideline somewhere.

> >     clean
> >         all object files and compilied .py files
> 
> was: remove all junk, such as core files, emacs backup files,
> patch remains, pyc/pyo files, etc.

This also always removed the .o files.

> >     clobber
> >         everything clean does plus executables, libraries, and
> >         tag files
> 
> was: clean plus executables, libraries, object files, and config
> stuff.  use before reconfiguring/rebuilding.
> 
> > >     distclean: 
> > >         everything clobber does plus makefiles, generated .c
> > >         files, configure files, Setup files, and lots of other
> > >         crud that make did not actually generate (core, *~,
> > >         *.orig, etc).
> 
> was: clobber plus everything that shouldn't be in a distribution
> archive.  use before tarring/zipping things up for distribution.
> 
> from your description, the main difference seems to be that you've
> moved the "crud" part from "clean" to "distclean"...

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