Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 29 Apr 2005 18:26:56 -0400 | From | Daniel Jacobowitz <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] preserve ARCH and CROSS_COMPILE in the build directory generated Makefile |
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On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 11:00:53PM +0200, Sam Ravnborg wrote: > On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 01:35:33PM +0200, Pavel Pisa wrote: > > This patch ensures, that architecture and target cross-tools prefix > > is preserved in the Makefile generated in the build directory for > > out of source tree kernel compilation. This prevents accidental > > screwing of configuration and builds for the case, that make without > > full architecture specific options is invoked in the build > > directory. It is secure use accustomed "make", "make xconfig", > > etc. without fear and special care now. > > Hi Pavel. > I will not apply this path because it introduce a difference when > building usign a separate output direcory compared to an in-tree build. > > I have briefly looked into a solution where I could add this information > in .config but was sidetracked by other stuff so I newer got it working. > > The build system for the kernel needs to be as predictable as possible > and introducing functionality that is only valid when using a separate > output directory does not help here.
You could drop it into a file unrelated to .config or Makefile; that might be simpler.
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