linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] UAPI: Remove empty Kbuild files

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Message-Id: <20130326131828.209aff73e38d3273d078bb2e@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:18:28 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, arnd@...db.de,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] UAPI: Remove empty Kbuild files

On Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:48:53 +0000 David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com> wrote:

> Remove empty Kbuild files as they cause problems with the patch program which
> removes files that become empty.
> 
> Should I also remove include/Kbuild as that now does nothing?  Or should it be
> left as an anchor just in case we want it in future?

I think that if the build system created it, a `make clean' or `make
mproper' should rub it out again.  Ideally a `make mrproper' will give
you a tree which is identical to a freshly-untarred kernel.org tarball
(yes?).

Which reminds me of my email which you're still hiding from ;)
Shouldn't a `make mrproper' undo the effects of `make headers_install'
by wiping ./usr/include/?

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