linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] Makefile: rules for printing kernel architecture and localversion

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Message-ID: <3d4da301-618e-e348-2a6a-144b802d240f@infradead.org>
Date:   Tue, 9 Jul 2019 07:54:06 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <info@...ux.net>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com, michal.lkml@...kovi.net,
        apw@...onical.com, joe@...ches.com, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org, clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] Makefile: rules for printing kernel architecture and
 localversion

On 7/9/19 2:32 AM, Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult wrote:
> trivial rule to print out the kernel arch and localversion, so
> external tools, like distro packagers, can easily get it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult <info@...ux.net>

Hi,
If accepted, these targets should be added to the top level Makefile's
"make help" output also.

Thanks.

> ---
>  Makefile | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> index 3e4868a..5afc3de 100644
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -1706,6 +1706,12 @@ kernelrelease:
>  kernelversion:
>  	@echo $(KERNELVERSION)
>  
> +kernellocalversion:
> +	@$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/setlocalversion $(srctree) | sed -e 's~^\-~~'
> +
> +kernelarch:
> +	@echo $(ARCH)
> +
>  image_name:
>  	@echo $(KBUILD_IMAGE)
>  
> 


-- 
~Randy