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Removing multiple files from directory, as specified by variable in Makefile
I have a Makefile with the following configured for installing man pages
MANDIR = /usr/share/man/man1
MANPAGES = exec1.1 exec2.1
make install triggers the following:
install: $(MANPAGES)
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How do I make rm not give an error if a file doesn't exist?
I'm writing a makefile that will clean up some useless files at the end of the compilation. If a target has already been made, it will of course skip that target and the useless file may not be there....