linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kbuild: include only necessary in scripts/Makefile.modbuiltin

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Date:	Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:39:07 +0100
From:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>
To:	Eric Miao <eric.y.miao@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kbuild: include only necessary in scripts/Makefile.modbuiltin

On 6.1.2010 11:31, Eric Miao wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz> wrote:
>> On 6.1.2010 07:26, Eric Miao wrote:
>>> scripts/Makefile.modbuiltin assumes either Kbuild or Makefile exists in
>>> every sub-directory, which is not true.
>>
>> It assumes what there is a kbuild file in each directory listed in
>> subdir-[ym] or obj-[ym]. For which directory is this not true? Did you
>> see an actual build failure? The same include is used in
>> scripts/Makefile.build, where it has been working fine for ages...
>>
> 
> Well, it's in my tree outside mainline, I have to make this change
> to get it build. And'm wondering if that's a correct assumption.

And scripts/Makefile.build does not fail? Strange. Can you point me at
the tree so that I can have a look? I assume it's some branch of
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ycmiao/pxa-linux-2.6.git.

Thanks,
Michal
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