linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kbuild: allow headerdep to work in KBUILD

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Date:	Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:16:16 +0200
From:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>
To:	Arnaud Lacombe <lacombar@...il.com>
Cc:	pefoley2@...izon.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kbuild: allow headerdep to work in KBUILD_OUTPUT and
 add targets to PHONY

On 26.4.2011 08:52, Arnaud Lacombe wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 4:08 PM, Peter Foley <pefoley2@...izon.net> wrote:
>> This patch fixes the headerdep target so it will work when make is executed from KBUILD_OUTPUT.
>> It also adds a few targets to PHONY so they are always executed.
>>
> one change, one patch, please.
> 
> Why do you want that much consistency check to be always ran ?
> Especially `coccicheck', which rely on a non-common program being
> available.

The change is valid, but the changelog text is misleading. 'PHONY +=
foo' means that 'make foo' will always execute the commands for foo,
even if there is a file of the same name.

Michal
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