compile problems with the kernel

Marty Leisner (leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com)
Sat, 24 Jan 1998 10:02:38 PST


I find it very useful to run -save-temps when running into compilation
problems.

I hacked up 2.7.2.3 for -save-temps to have precedence over -pipe (for these
occassions). Unfortunately, the Richard Kenner rejected the logic.

So, when makefiles have -pipe, I do:

PIPE=-pipe
CFLAGS=$(PIPE) ....other stuff

so I can do (on the command line)

make PIPE=-save-temps

to get save-temps behavior.

It would be easier if this change was put into linux.

Also, why does linux top level make
have
MAKE=make?

Why don't we just leave make alone
(so you can do

make -j 2
like you normally do instead of
make MAKE='make -j 2'

marty leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com
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