Re: Kbuild: how to cleanly retrieve information compilation about the last build

[Valdis . Kletnieks]

On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:45:33 +0200, Francis Moreau said:

> For example, user did:
>   $ make CC=distcc
> then call my script:
>   $ my-script
> which in its turn does:
>   $ make
> then the whole kernel is rebuilt..

You have two choices then:

1)  Allow them to pass stuff to your script:

$ make CC=distcc
then call my script:
$ my-script CC=distcc
which in its turn does:
$ make "$*"

2) Find out *why* they're doing a make of the kernel, and then calling your
script that *again* does a make of the kernel, instead of just calling your
script and being done with it.  This sounds like you have a poorly designed
build environment, and *that* needs fixing instead of kbuild.  There's really
an upper limit to how much kbuild is able to help a 3rd-party script writer who
has users who can't follow directions. There's just too many ways they can do
things that will cause a rebuild - they can do a make, then run a 'make
menuconfig' and change some important setting, then call your script and wham
you end up rebuilding the kernel anyhow.

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