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SubjectRe: __FILE__ gets expanded to absolute pathname
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On Tuesday 25 April 2006 14:50, Michael Tokarev wrote:
> Denis Vlasenko wrote:
> > Sometime ago I noticed that __FILE__ gets expanded into
> > *absolute* pathname if one builds kernel in separate object directory.
> >
> > I thought a bit about it but failed to arrive at any sensible
> > solution.
> >
> > Any thoughs?
> > --
> > vda
> >
> > # strings vmlinux | grep /usr/src
> > /.share/usr/src2/kernel/linux-2.6.16.via-rhine.src/drivers/net/3c505.c
> > /.share/usr/src2/kernel/linux-2.6.16.via-rhine.src/arch/i386/kernel/time.c
> ....
>
> As far as I remember, this happens when compiling with O=xxx only, ie,
> only when specifying alternative object (or source) directory. Normally
> (when you compile in the source directory) they'll be like drivers/net/3c505.c,
> arch/i386/kernel/time.c etc, ie, relative to the kernel top source dir.
> It's because when you specify O= etc, complete source dir is passed from
> makefiles, instead of relative one.

Yes, of course you are right.

> But it was long time since I switched to symlink-tree + compile instead of
> compiling with O=, and things may had changed since that.

Doable, but it's not a solution, it's more like a workaround.
I'd prefer O=... build to not expand __FILE__ to full pathname.
--
vda
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