(clean): Don't delete *~.

2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index a9303a47d6e..008234b559a 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2007-07-20  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
 
+        * makefile.w32-in (clean): Don't delete *~.
+
         * w32proc.c (IMAGE_NT_OPTIONAL_HDR32_MAGIC, IMAGE_OPTIONAL_HEADER32):
         Define if not defined.
 
diff --git a/src/makefile.w32-in b/src/makefile.w32-in
index ccb0dcf9f5f..c28e27bdfcb 100644
--- a/src/makefile.w32-in
+++ b/src/makefile.w32-in
@@ -247,8 +247,10 @@ install:        $(ALL)
 #
 # Maintenance
 #
+# We used to delete *~, s/*~, m/*~ here, but that might inadvertently
+# remove precious files if it happens to match their short 8+3 aliases.
 clean:
-        - $(DEL) *~ "s/*~" "m/*~"
+        - $(DEL) "s/*.h~" "m/*.h~"
         - $(DEL) $(COMPILER_TEMP_FILES)
         - $(DEL_TREE) $(OBJDIR)
         - $(DEL) stamp_BLD