Re: [PATCH] preserve ARCH and CROSS_COMPILE in the build directory generated Makefile

From: Daniel Jacobowitz (dan_at_debian.org)
Date: 04/30/05

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    Date:	Fri, 29 Apr 2005 18:26:56 -0400
To: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>

    On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 11:00:53PM +0200, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
    > On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 01:35:33PM +0200, Pavel Pisa wrote:
    > > This patch ensures, that architecture and target cross-tools prefix
    > > is preserved in the Makefile generated in the build directory for
    > > out of source tree kernel compilation. This prevents accidental
    > > screwing of configuration and builds for the case, that make without
    > > full architecture specific options is invoked in the build
    > > directory. It is secure use accustomed "make", "make xconfig",
    > > etc. without fear and special care now.
    >
    > Hi Pavel.
    > I will not apply this path because it introduce a difference when
    > building usign a separate output direcory compared to an in-tree build.
    >
    > I have briefly looked into a solution where I could add this information
    > in .config but was sidetracked by other stuff so I newer got it working.
    >
    > The build system for the kernel needs to be as predictable as possible
    > and introducing functionality that is only valid when using a separate
    > output directory does not help here.

    You could drop it into a file unrelated to .config or Makefile; that
    might be simpler. 

    -- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery, LLC
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