make clean after make install of the ocaml compiler

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make clean after make install of the ocaml compiler

Closed this issue 12 years ago · 3 comments

UnixJunkie commented 13 years ago

Hi,

Is make clean done after make install of the compiler went right?

That would save some space after a fresh install.

Thanks,
F.

Answer 1 · 2012-07-19T13:05:00.000Z

That's a good idea. I will probably wait until all of the requested components are done building before cleaning.

Answer 2 · 2012-07-20T01:05:34.000Z

Yes.
And findlib also has a make clean that should be invoked.

Answer 3 · 2013-03-16T18:08:56.000Z

I've changed my mind on this for now. With the availability of opam, ocamlbrew's main use will probably be as a bootstrapping tool and for building OCaml from arbitrary Subversion branches. Keeping the build tree around could be helpful for experimentation.

That said, I'd be happy to accept a patch which adds an optional post-install 'clean everything up' flag.