Tim Bunce <Tim(dot)Bunce(at)pobox(dot)com> writes:
> On Sat, Jan 09, 2010 at 11:16:18PM +0200, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> What's the reason for the temp file here?
> Defensive. If the text2macro.pl program fails/dies then you'd be left
> with a broken output file with a newer timestamp, so the next make
> wouldn't rerun text2macro.pl.
Doesn't make forcibly remove the target file if the command fails?
[ rummages in manual... ] It does if you specify .DELETE_ON_ERROR,
which we do (in Makefile.global); so this bit of complication is
a waste.
regards, tom lane