linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] kbuild fixes

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Date:	Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:41:42 +0400
From:	Michael Tokarev <mjt@....msk.ru>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
CC:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kbuild <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] kbuild fixes

Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> Hi Linus.
> 
> A few kbuild related fixes.
[]
> - Fix use of echo -ne. Is caused issues for ubuntu (IIRC) users

As has been discussed previously (and Sam has been CC'ed), the fix
is still incorrect.  It replaces "echo -ne" with "/bin/echo -ne",
but neither of the two are guaranteed to support the necessary
arguments and necessary (hexadecimal) escape sequences.  What should
be used here is printf(1).  The trivial patch below (on top of these
kbuild changes) fixes this issue.

Thanks.

/mjt

Signed-Off-By: Michael Tokarev <mjt@....msk.ru>

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