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

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Date:	Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:28:23 -0400
From:	Arnaud Lacombe <lacombar@...il.com>
To:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>
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

Hi,

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 4:16 PM, Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz> wrote:
> 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.
>
my bad, I just confirmed that purpose by checking make doc :)

 - Arnaud

> Michal
>
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