(bootstrap-build): Remove mostlyclean, since it seems to serve no

purpose.

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 653d0e5a8b6..3b3d7cf9e96 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -843,11 +843,13 @@ bootstrap: bootstrap-clean-before FRC
 bootfast: bootstrap-clean-before-fast FRC
         $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) info bootstrap-build
 
+## There used to be a src; mostlyclean before all, but it does not
+## seem to serve any purpose, and compiles things twice.
+## http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2008-06/msg00104.html
 bootstrap-build: FRC
         (cd lisp; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) bootstrap-prepare)
         (cd src; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) bootstrap)
         (cd lisp; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) bootstrap EMACS=../src/bootstrap-emacs${EXEEXT})
-        (cd src; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) mostlyclean)
         $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) all
         (cd lisp; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) bootstrap-after)