linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] kbuild: ensure Make >= 3.82 is used

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Date:   Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:05:10 +0000
From:   David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:     'Nicolas Schier' <nicolas@...sle.eu>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>
CC:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        "linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] kbuild: ensure Make >= 3.82 is used

From: Nicolas Schier
> Sent: 13 December 2022 03:59
...
> > > diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> > > index 2dda1e9a717a..66dfc5751470 100644
> > > --- a/Makefile
> > > +++ b/Makefile
> > > @@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ NAME = Hurr durr I'ma ninja sloth
> > >  # Comments in this file are targeted only to the developer, do not
> > >  # expect to learn how to build the kernel reading this file.
> > >
> > > +# Ensure Make >= 3.82

Wouldn't it be better to say either:
	# Ensure gmake supports 'undefine' (added in 3.82)
or:
	# Building with gmake versions prior to 3.82 fails due to
	# bug 'brief description'.
	# Check for 'undefine' support as a surrogate for the bug fix.

    David

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