linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC] Fix "/usr/bin/xargs: rm: Argument list too long" during make distclean

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Message-ID: <502965BE.3070406@zytor.com>
Date:	Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:38:22 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	David Cullen <David.Cullen@...-americas.com>
CC:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>,
	"linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] Fix "/usr/bin/xargs: rm: Argument list too long"
 during make distclean

On 08/13/2012 12:39 PM, David Cullen wrote:
> When running "make distclean" in a cross chroot environment, the
> following messages are emitted:
> 
>     [user@...t:/home/work/linux]: make distclean
>     /usr/bin/xargs: rm: Argument list too long
>     make: *** [clean] Error 126
> 

That sounds like a bug in xargs...

	-hpa

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