在英文wiki对Mr. Clean的解释提到了此点; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Clean "make mrproper" is a command in the Linux kernel build system, used to "clean up" all files from past builds and restore the build directory to its original clean state. The reason "make mrproper" is used instead of "make mrclean" is because Linus Torvalds, the father of Linux, was familiar with the name "Mr. Proper" as this is the brand widely known in Europe." 总的来说,就是:首先,我们要知道的是make mrproper想要做的事情是,清理旧的编译生成的文件及其他配置等文件,所以,相当于Clean,即我们在现实世界中用清洁剂去清洁卫生,清理旧的,不再需要的,脏东西。而现实世界中,保洁(P&G)公司的,有一个清洁产品方面的品牌,在美国叫做Mr.Clean,在欧洲叫做Mr.Proper,所以编译之前的清理旧东西的命令,原先是用的make mrclean,即make Mr.Clean。只是后来被Linux之父Linus Torvalds改成了make mrproper,即make Mr.Proper。所以,现在就变成了用make mrproper来清理之前的东西了。
by:c1 内核编译时,会接触到make clean, make mrproper和make distclean的相关操作。到底使用那一个操作。稍微总结一下这三者之间的区别:解压内核源码包后, 到内核源代码目录树的顶层目录, 执行# make helpCleaning targets: clean - Remove most