[CMake] cmake -E remove -f

[Craig Scott]

After taking a look at the source code, I'm convinced this option is
questionable. Issue created in gitlab here
<https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/issues/16784>.


On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 9:35 AM, Craig Scott <craig.scott at crascit.com> wrote:

> Yes, but in both cases the directory foo is still not deleted! At least on
> OSX any way.
>
> On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 9:22 AM, Mark Ferry <mark at cognomen.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Hi Craig
>>
>> On Thu, 06 Apr 2017 08:55:58 +1000, Craig Scott wrote:
>> > Can anyone identify a scenario where the -f option to the CMake command
>> > mode's "remove" command makes any difference?
>> >
>>
>> How about removing directories:
>>
>> ~/src/cmake-test$ cmake --version
>> cmake version 3.0.2
>>
>> CMake suite maintained and supported by Kitware (kitware.com/cmake).
>> ~/src/cmake-test$ mkdir foo
>>
>> ~/src/cmake-test$ cmake -E remove foo
>> ~/src/cmake-test$ echo $?
>> 1
>>
>> ~/src/cmake-test$ cmake -E remove -f foo
>> ~/src/cmake-test$ echo $?
>> 0
>>
>>
>>
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>
>
>
> --
> Craig Scott
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>



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