linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] Makefile: rules for printing kernel architecture and localversion

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Date:   Mon, 29 Jul 2019 22:30:35 +0200
From:   "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <info@...ux.net>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com, michal.lkml@...kovi.net,
        linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com
Subject: [PATCH v2] Makefile: rules for printing kernel architecture and localversion

trivial rule to print out the kernel arch and localversion, so
external tools, like distro packagers, can easily get it.

v2: add help text

Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult <info@...ux.net>
---
 Makefile | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fa0fbe7..32c8f2a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1517,6 +1517,10 @@ help:
 	@echo  'Kernel packaging:'
 	@$(MAKE) $(build)=$(package-dir) help
 	@echo  ''
+	@echo  'Build configuration retrieval:'
+	@echo  '  kernellocalversion  - Print kernel local version (CONFIG_LOCALVERSION)'
+	@echo  '  kernelarch          - Print kernel architecture'
+	@echo  ''
 	@echo  'Documentation targets:'
 	@$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/Documentation/Makefile dochelp
 	@echo  ''
@@ -1728,6 +1732,12 @@ kernelrelease:
 kernelversion:
 	@echo $(KERNELVERSION)
 
+kernellocalversion:
+	@$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/setlocalversion $(srctree) | sed -e 's~^\-~~'
+
+kernelarch:
+	@echo $(ARCH)
+
 image_name:
 	@echo $(KBUILD_IMAGE)
 
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1.9.1