linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] kbuild: Add "make headers" to "make help" output

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Message-ID: <CAK7LNASsASD31+6EEramGaRk4McxgXiOQLzfBg8k43dLe6cFdQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 11:40:25 +0900
From: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To: Xin Li <xin@...or.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, 
	nathan@...nel.org, nicolas@...sle.eu, bp@...en8.de, hpa@...or.com, 
	sraithal@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] kbuild: Add "make headers" to "make help" output

On Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM Xin Li <xin@...or.com> wrote:
>
> On 3/10/2025 6:52 PM, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM Xin Li <xin@...or.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 3/8/2025 7:12 AM, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> >>> On Sat, Mar 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM Xin Li (Intel) <xin@...or.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Meanwhile explicitly state that the headers are uapi headers.
> >>>
> >>> There are many internal-use targets, which are not documented in the
> >>> help message.
> >>> I assume this one is the case.
> >>>
> >>> If users want to install UAPI headers, 'headers_install' is
> >>> the user-visible interface and it is already documented.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> hpa and Boris prefer to add it, which I also agree.  But ofc it's your
> >> call :)
> >>
> >> If you don't want to add help for "headers", it probably still makes
> >> sense to explicitly state that the headers are uapi headers, no?
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>       Xin
> >
> >
> > If a help message for "headers" is desired, how about this?
> >
> >    headers  - Build read-to-install uapi headers in usr/include
> >
>
> LGTM.
>
> I guess you will make the change right now?
>

I will not do it myself, but I just suggested a change for v2.


-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada