linux-kernel - Re: [patch] clean Modules.symvers in external module dirs

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Date:	Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:45:34 -0400
From:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [patch] clean Modules.symvers in external module dirs

At the moment, running `make clean` in an external module directory does a
nice job of cleaning up with one exception: it leaves behind Modules.symvers. 
Attached patch adds this file to the clean list for external modules.

Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
---
err it'd help if i actually prefixed the external directory

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dfe3d16..1db97d6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1253,8 +1253,10 @@ $(clean-dirs):
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(patsubst _clean_%,%,$@)
 
 clean:	rm-dirs := $(MODVERDIR)
+clean: rm-files := $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)/Module.symvers
 clean: $(clean-dirs)
 	$(call cmd,rmdirs)
+	$(call cmd,rmfiles)
 	@find $(KBUILD_EXTMOD) $(RCS_FIND_IGNORE) \
 		\( -name '*.[oas]' -o -name '*.ko' -o -name '.*.cmd' \
 		-o -name '.*.d' -o -name '.*.tmp' -o -name '*.mod.c' \) \

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