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Re: How not to override existing file

From: Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>
To: Sean MacLennan <seanm at seanm dot ca>
Cc: automake at gnu dot org
Date: 31 Aug 2002 20:04:22 -0600
Subject: Re: How not to override existing file
References: <15729.7786.980056.743241@fillmore.seanm.ca><87ptvykbw3.fsf@fleche.redhat.com><15729.11795.117727.226299@fillmore.seanm.ca>
Reply-to: tromey at redhat dot com

>>>>> "Sean" == Sean MacLennan <seanm@seanm.ca> writes:

Sean> Ok, I have done that. Now one last question. What is the "correct" way
Sean> to remove a directory when I do not want an error if the directory is
Sean> non-empty.

Sean> 	  rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(rootdir)

If you want to ignore the error, prefix the command with `-'.  That
tells make to ignore it.

If you want to delete the directory even if it has contents, use "rm -rf".
(This is dangerous.)

Tom

References:
- How not to override existing file
  - From: Sean MacLennan
- Re: How not to override existing file
  - From: Tom Tromey
- Re: How not to override existing file
  - From: Sean MacLennan

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