X-Git-Url: https://code.delx.au/gnu-emacs/blobdiff_plain/d095a904664738604980a7738cc39beda57b6aba..172aa4c11b0f2dbe9efcc042a7fed9f35a5cf169:/lib-src/makefile.w32-in

diff --git a/lib-src/makefile.w32-in b/lib-src/makefile.w32-in
index 953fa7ae6b..b552160c75 100644
--- a/lib-src/makefile.w32-in
+++ b/lib-src/makefile.w32-in
@@ -324,8 +324,10 @@ install:	$(INSTALL_FILES)
 #
 # Maintenance
 #
+# We used to delete *~ here, but that might inadvertently remove
+# precious files if it happens to match their short 8+3 aliases.
 clean:
-		- $(DEL) *~ DOC* $(COMPILER_TEMP_FILES)
+		- $(DEL) DOC* $(COMPILER_TEMP_FILES)
 		- $(DEL) ctags.c
 		- $(DEL) getopt.h
 		- $(DEL_TREE) $(OBJDIR)