Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 3 Nov 2023 13:22:54 +0100 | Subject | Re: [PATCH v3 11/11] selftests: error out if kernel header files are not yet built | From | David Hildenbrand <> |
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On 03.11.23 13:16, Peter Zijlstra wrote: > On Tue, Jun 06, 2023 at 12:16:37AM -0700, John Hubbard wrote: >> As per a discussion with Muhammad Usama Anjum [1], the following is how >> one is supposed to build selftests: >> >> make headers && make -C tools/testing/selftests/mm >> >> Change the selftest build system's lib.mk to fail out with a helpful >> message if that prerequisite "make headers" has not been done yet. >> > > NAK NAK NAK > > This now means I can no longer run selftests, I thank you very much! :-/ > > root@spr:/usr/src/linux-2.6# make O=defconfig-build/ -j64 > make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-2.6/defconfig-build' > *** > *** The source tree is not clean, please run 'make mrproper' > *** in /usr/src/linux-2.6 > > > I've always done: > > cd tools/testing/selftests/x86; make > > and that has always worked > > Now I can't bloody well build *any* selftest or risk not being able to > do builds.
This change landed in 6.5, no? And 6.6 was just released. Just curious why you notice that now.
-- Cheers,
David / dhildenb
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