linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] KBUILD: Create the source symlink earlier in the objdir

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Date:	Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:16:08 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] KBUILD: Create the source symlink earlier in the objdir

> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> index 22d7584..76ee131 100644
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ PHONY += outputmakefile
>  # separate output directory. This allows convenient use of make in the
>  # output directory.
>  outputmakefile:
> +	$(Q)ln -fsn $(srctree) source
>  ifneq ($(KBUILD_SRC),)

Haven't tried it, but
doesn't that create the symlink in the non separate objdir case too
because it's outside the ifneq?

>  	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/mkmakefile \
>  	    $(srctree) $(objtree) $(VERSION) $(PATCHLEVEL)
> @@ -946,7 +947,6 @@ ifneq ($(KBUILD_SRC),)
>  	    mkdir -p include2;                                          \
>  	    ln -fsn $(srctree)/include/asm-$(SRCARCH) include2/asm;     \
>  	fi
> -	ln -fsn $(srctree) source
>  endif

-Andi

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