linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] add XARGS to toplevel Makefile

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Date:	Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:55:00 +0200
From:	Segher Boessenkool <segher@...nel.crashing.org>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>,
	Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] add XARGS to toplevel Makefile

>>> run xargs with --no-run-if-empty to avoid random failures:
>>
>> How about the short option, -r?
> Is it more portable - otherwise the more descriptive option is  
> preferred.

Neither is portable, and -r tends to hide real bugs; please use
something else instead, like making the relevant makefile targets
non-fatal (lots of-em already are).


Segher

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