Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Wed, 23 Nov 2005 20:11:34 +0100 (CET) | From | Bodo Eggert <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH][RFC] Makefile: Add modules-collect target |
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On Wed, 23 Nov 2005, Sam Ravnborg wrote: > On Wed, Nov 23, 2005 at 07:29:37PM +0100, Bodo Eggert wrote:
> > I frequently (but not frequently enough) compile kernels on one machine > > that are to be used on another machine. If It needs modules, I will need a > > way to collect all modules that need to be transfered into a directory. > > Usurally I'll want INSTALL_MOD_PATH=somedir make modules_install, but I > > keep forgetting the name of the variable. I suppose I'm not the only one. > > > > Therefore I suggest a modules_collect target, which will collect all > > modules into a single directory ready for being tared and transfered: > > If you keep forgetting the variable name why not put the variable name > in the help instead of adding a new target?
Because I'm lazy. I think you may be right:
Signed-Off-By: Bodo Eggert <7eggert@gmx.de>
--- Makefile.orig 2005-11-23 20:07:17.000000000 +0100 +++ Makefile 2005-11-23 20:08:09.000000000 +0100 @@ -1065,5 +1065,5 @@ help: @echo '* vmlinux - Build the bare kernel' @echo '* modules - Build all modules' - @echo ' modules_install - Install all modules' + @echo ' modules_install - Install all modules to INSTALL_MOD_PATH (default: /)' @echo ' dir/ - Build all files in dir and below' @echo ' dir/file.[ois] - Build specified target only' -- Top 100 things you don't want the sysadmin to say: 79. What's this "any" key I'm supposed to press? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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