linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: Remove example file on dt-extract-example error

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Date:   Mon, 16 May 2022 20:12:14 -0500
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
Cc:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
        DTML <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: Remove example file on dt-extract-example
 error

On Wed, May 11, 2022 at 09:27:00AM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> On Wed, May 11, 2022 at 7:13 AM Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> > As 'dt-extract-example' writes the example dts files to stdout, a file
> > is always created even on an error such as Ctrl-C. The resulting empty
> > file(s) then cause unexpected errors on subsequent builds. Fix this by
> > removing the output file on any error.
> >
> 
> 
> Did you really set it?

Set what?

I'm sure I've gotten empty files which then throw errors on the next 
run.

> The target deletion on interrupt is automatic
> since the following commit:
> 
> 
> 
> commit 9c2af1c7377a8a6ef86e5cabf80978f3dbbb25c0
> Author: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
> Date:   Fri Jul 20 16:46:33 2018 +0900
> 
>     kbuild: add .DELETE_ON_ERROR special target

You're saying I shouldn't need this change? For some reason I do...

Rob