modules/Makefile.am

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ noinst_HEADERS =
 check_PROGRAMS =
 pkglibexec_PROGRAMS =
 EXTRA_DIST =
-
+CLEANFILES =
 
 SUBDIRS = .
 TESTS =
@@ -43,6 +43,18 @@ CARGO_DEPS = ${CARGO_PLUGINS:%_plugin.la=${top_builddir}/modules/.libs/%.d}
 
 -include $(CARGO_DEPS)
 
+# Clean the targets generated by cargo.
+mostlyclean-local: mostlyclean-local-rust
+.PHONY: mostlyclean-local-rust
+# We don't use CLEANFILES here so that mostlyclean-local-rust
+# works correctly when called directly. Otherwise, dependencies
+# are leading to target being referenced but they cannot be built.
+mostlyclean-local-rust:
+	rm -rf $(CARGO_DEPS) ${CARGO_PLUGINS:%_plugin.la=%.la}
+	$(CARGO) clean \
+		--manifest-path "${srcdir}/Cargo.toml" \
+		--target "@RUST_TARGET@" \
+		--target-dir "target-rust"
 endif
 
 include common.am

modules/common.am

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
 NULL =
 pluginsdir = $(pkglibdir)/plugins
 BUILT_SOURCES =
-CLEANFILES = $(BUILT_SOURCES)
+CLEANFILES += $(BUILT_SOURCES)
 
 LTLIBVLCCORE = $(top_builddir)/src/libvlccore.la
 

modules/gui/qt/Makefile.am

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 # For each qml and js resource
 #   - Add it to ..._QML
 
+CLEANFILES =
+
 include ../../common.am
 guidir = $(pluginsdir)/gui
 gui_LTLIBRARIES =

src/rust/Makefile.am

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ vlcrs-core.cargo:
 vlcrs-macros.cargo:
 vlcrs-messages.cargo:
 vlcrs-utils.cargo:
-	(cd $(top_srcdir)/src/rust/$(@:.cargo=) && env top_builddir="${abs_top_builddir}" \
-         $(CARGO) build --target=$(RUST_TARGET))
+	cd $(top_srcdir)/src/rust/$(@:.cargo=) && env top_builddir="${abs_top_builddir}" \
+         $(CARGO) build --target=$(RUST_TARGET)
 
 if HAVE_RUST
 TESTS += \