make bin: such a nice idea, if only reality would cooperate...

.gitignore

@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-bin
+bin/bef
+bin/befprof
+bin/bef2c

.hgignore

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 syntax: glob
 
-bin
+bin/bef
+bin/befprof
+bin/bef2c

Makefile

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ PROGS=bin/bef$(EXE) bin/befprof$(EXE) bin/bef2c$(EXE)
 CC?=gcc
 O?=.o
 EXE?=
+RM_F?=rm -f
 
 WARNS=	-W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes \
 	-Wpointer-arith	-Wno-uninitialized -Wreturn-type -Wcast-qual \
@@ -24,21 +25,17 @@ endif
 
 all: $(PROGS)
 
-bin/.exists:
-	mkdir -p bin
-	touch bin/.exists
-
-bin/bef: bin/.exists src/bef.c
+bin/bef: src/bef.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) src/bef.c -o bin/bef
 
-bin/befprof: bin/.exists src/befprof.c
+bin/befprof: src/befprof.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) src/befprof.c -o bin/befprof
 
-bin/bef2c: bin/.exists src/bef2c.c
+bin/bef2c: src/bef2c.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) src/bef2c.c -o bin/bef2c
 
 clean:
-	rm -f *.o src/*.o
+	$(RM_F) *.o src/*.o
 
 distclean:
-	rm -rf bin/*
+	$(RM_F) $(PROGS)

bin/README.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This directory is where compiled executables will be placed.