The link to the Errors in Commands section, http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html#Errors, explains what the - is for. ________________________________
From: bug-make-bounces+mdorey=bluearc....@gnu.org [mailto:bug-make-bounces+mdorey=bluearc....@gnu.org] On Behalf Of Yakup Akbay Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 05:05 To: bug-make@gnu.org Subject: Minor documentation bug Hi, in chapter '2.7 Rules for Cleaning the Directory' in 'GNU make' document. This is the link to the chapter: http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html#Cleanup .PHONY : clean clean : -rm edit $(objects) The minus sign before 'rm' seems to be a clerical error. Regards, Yakup
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