diff -r a8bf927f6e37 -r f89f8e6f8766 Makefile.in
--- a/Makefile.in	Tue Nov 06 17:02:06 2012 +0100
+++ b/Makefile.in	Mon Feb 25 21:19:31 2013 +0100
@@ -296,10 +296,9 @@
 
 # If one is hacking crosstool-NG, the patch set might change between any two
 # installations of the same VERSION, thus the patches must be removed prior
-# to being installed. It is simpler to remove the whole lib/ directory, as it
-# is the goal of the install-lib rule to install the lib/ directory...
-install-lib: uninstall-lib          \
-             $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)    \
+# to being installed. It is the responsibility of the user to call uninstall
+# first, if (s)he deems it necessary
+install-lib: $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)    \
              install-lib-main       \
              install-lib-samples