linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Makefile: make sparse (CHECK) user-selectable

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Message-ID: <20130510023726.GQ21274@fatphil.org>
Date:	Fri, 10 May 2013 05:37:26 +0300
From:	Phil Carmody <fatphil@...f.org>
To:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:	Phil Carmody <pc+lkml@...f.org>, mmarek@...e.cz,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Makefile: make sparse (CHECK) user-selectable

On 08/05/13 10:44 -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On 05/08/13 08:23, Phil Carmody wrote:
> > I've got a tweaked version as well as the system default,
> > so make the sparse binary that's run user-selectable.
> > 
> 
> I'm confused about why this patch is necessary since I already do
> 
> $ make O=builddir CHECK=/path/to/sparse all

Ach, OK. I was presuming that I should be able to select my sparse
in the same way that I select my cross compiler, namely in the ENV.

CROSS_COMPILE=whatever- CHECK=/my/sparse make C=1

Doctor - it hurts when I do >this<, ouch.
Well, don't do that then!

Phil
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