reviving make uninstall?

[Martin Klapetek]

On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 12:10 AM, Milian Wolff <mail at milianw.de> wrote:

> On Wednesday 28 January 2015 20:08:41 Alex Merry wrote:
> > On Wednesday 28 January 2015 17:10:41 Milian Wolff wrote:
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > why was the uninstall target removed from make files in frameworks? I
> > > cannot find any discussion regarding that on the web.
> > >
> > > As a developer, I find it highly frustrating that I now have to do this
> > > job
> > > manually by going to the build folder of a project followed by a
> > >
> > > xargs rm < install_manifest.txt
> > >
> > > I know that both, this as well as make uninstall, have had limitations,
> > > such as not uninstalling files that are not installed anymore and stuff
> > > like that. That said, it's better than nothing and was an invaluable
> tool
> > > for me over the last years.
> > >
> > > So - can we bring it back please?
> >
> > IIRC, it was removed precisely because it's error-prone, and having a
> > special target makes it seem official, and because there's a one-line
> > replacement command.
>
> It's not a one-liner. I need to go to the build folder first (which I don't
> need with makeobj). Also, I can auto-complete it easily. Seems like I'll
> have
> to write a script for this then :-/
>
> > That's certainly the reason CMake doesn't provide it automatically.
> >
> > Personally, I'm not fussed either way, but then I've always been happy to
> > nuke my install directory when necessary.
>
> It's only used by developers anyways, so why bother? If it makes life
> simpler
> for devs, it should be there, no? Normal users who might get confused by it
> won't ever run make (un)install either, no?
>

+1. I found myself many times typing make uninstall to no avail.
Would be nice to have it back.

Cheers
-- 
Martin Klapetek | KDE Developer
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