| Message ID | 20200908205557.2746352-1-masahiroy@kernel.org (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | New, archived |
| Headers | show |
| Series | kbuild: do not create built-in objects for external module builds | expand |
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index ec2330ce0fc5..29878033f9d6 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -1692,7 +1692,8 @@ else # KBUILD_EXTMOD # Install the modules built in the module directory # Assumes install directory is already created -# We are always building modules +# We are always building only modules. +KBUILD_BUILTIN := KBUILD_MODULES := 1 build-dirs := $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)
'make M=/path/to/your/external/module' creates a pointless built-in.a in the top of the external module directory because KBUILD_BUILTIN is set to 1. Clear KBUILD_BUILTIN when we are building external modules so that 'make M=...' and 'make M=... modules' work equivalently. Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org> --- Makefile | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)