--- a/Makefile	Wed Dec 12 16:49:52 2007 +0000
+++ b/Makefile	Wed Dec 12 17:28:21 2007 +0000
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
 	@find . -name '*~' -exec rm \{\} \;
 	@find . -name '*.bak' -exec rm \{\} \;
 	@find . -name '*.tmp' -exec rm \{\} \;
+	@if [ -d comments ]; then rm -rf comments; fi
 	@if [ -d output   ]; then rm -rf output; fi
-	@if [ -d comments ]; then rm -rf comments; fi
 	@if [ -e build-stamp ]; then rm -f build-stamp; fi
 	@if [ -e chronicle.1 ]; then rm -f chronicle.1 ; fi