I'm willing to help @bheklilr with this. I'm a first-time contributor too.

So far I've created a {{{--cleanup}}} flag which does exactly what {{{--make}}} does. I need to figure out the subsequent parts.

One idea is that {{{hi}}} and {{{o}}} files will be deleted only if target directories are not specified using {{{-odir}}} and {{{-hidir}}} (since the target directories could be {{{/dev/null}}}). In this case

#2258: ghc --cleanup -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: claus | Owner: Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: lowest | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 6.8.2 Resolution: | Keywords: newcomer Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: #4114 | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by bheklilr): Replying to [comment:26 shubhaml]: these files are put in the same directory with the same name as the source file, and will be deleted. Other generated files from {{{-keep-*-files}}} will be preserved.

So running with {{{ghc --cleanup}}} will, in effect, only create

executables, and possibly some intermediate files other than {{{hi}}} and {{{o}}}. Is this a good idea? Also, have I missed something? I'm going to have to just pass this to you. I've been struggling with my home computer, trying to diagnose what appears to be hardware problems so I haven't had a stable computer for about a week now and won't for at least another week. Sorry to pass it on without having gotten any work done on it myself, this just hasn't been a good month for me, thanks for looking into it already =) -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/2258#comment:29 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler