Remove output if ld fails

This helps link.exe which leaves broken the output around.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/build2/cc/link-rule.cxx b/build2/cc/link-rule.cxx
index 4e7ca9a..ce1a9f6 100644
--- a/build2/cc/link-rule.cxx
+++ b/build2/cc/link-rule.cxx
@@ -2032,6 +2032,13 @@ namespace build2
           try_rmfile (relt, true);
       }
 
+      // Remove the target file if any of the subsequent (after ld) actions
+      // fail or if ld fails but does not clean up its mess (like link.exe).
+      // If we don't do that, then we will end up with a broken build that is
+      // up-to-date.
+      //
+      auto_rmfile rm (relt);
+
       if (verb >= 2)
         print_process (args);
       else if (verb)
@@ -2090,11 +2097,6 @@ namespace build2
         throw failed ();
       }
 
-      // Remove the target file if any of the subsequent actions fail. If we
-      // don't do that, we will end up with a broken build that is up-to-date.
-      //
-      auto_rmfile rm (relt);
-
       if (ranlib)
       {
         const process_path& rl (cast<process_path> (ranlib));