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Ticket UUID:	59a9b957c6e7738d1739c1a1f76110a33d730cbc
Title:	windows: make distclean doesn't clean up
Type:	Bug	Created on:	2017-06-21 14:09:09
Submitter:	bll	Assigned to:	nobody
Subsystem:	53. Configuration and Build Tools	Severity:	Minor
Priority:	5 Medium	Last modified:	2026-10-22 17:19:28
Status:	Closed	Closed by:	serhiy.storchaka
Resolution:	Fixed	Closed on:	2026-10-20 15:21:42
Version:	8.6.6

Description:
make distclean on windows left old configuration files/data intact. I ended up with a mix of $HOME/local-64 and $HOME/localtest prefixes. Now granted I should have re-run configure, but a make distclean should force configure to be re-run.
User Comments:
serhiy.storchaka added on 2026-10-20 13:14:49: `tcl.pc` is generated by `win/configure` (AC_CONFIG_FILES) but was missing from the `distclean` rule in `win/Makefile.in`, so it survived and kept the old prefix. The other generated files were already removed; `unix/Makefile.in` removes `tcl.pc` too. Proposed fix in branch [2025c9111f\|win-distclean-tcl-pc]. Checked with a MinGW build: `make distclean` now leaves the build directory empty. jan.nijtmans added on 2026-10-20 15:08:36: Just go ahead! +1 Thanks!