1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx
index 91038d5..5026834 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -293,9 +293,14 @@ void cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator::WriteExecutableRule(bool relink)
                                           cmLocalGenerator::START_OUTPUT,
                                           cmLocalGenerator::UNCHANGED));
     }
-  exeCleanFiles.push_back(this->Convert(cleanFullPDBName.c_str(),
-                                        cmLocalGenerator::START_OUTPUT,
-                                        cmLocalGenerator::UNCHANGED));
+
+  // List the PDB for cleaning only when the whole target is
+  // cleaned.  We do not want to delete the .pdb file just before
+  // linking the target.
+  this->CleanFiles.push_back
+    (this->Convert(cleanFullPDBName.c_str(),
+                   cmLocalGenerator::START_OUTPUT,
+                   cmLocalGenerator::UNCHANGED));
   }
 
   // Add a command to remove any existing files for this executable.