[U-Boot] [PATCH V2 1/2] Don't add symlink in srctree when using an objtree

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Fri Jan 21 09:00:37 CET 2011


Dear =?UTF-8?q?Lo=C3=AFc=20Minier?=,

In message <1295439390-16238-1-git-send-email-loic.minier at linaro.org> you wrote:
> When building with srctree != objtree, the build creates arch/soc/cpu
> specific symlinks in the source tree.  This means that the same source
> tree can't be used for multiple builds at the same time.  Also, these
> symlinks in the source tree are only cleaned up if one passes the same
> O= to distclean.
> 
> When srctree != objtree, mkconfig creates an $objtree/include2 directory
> in the objtree to host the asm -> arch/$arch/include/asm symlink so that
> "#include <asm>" can be used.  But it also creates another identical
> symlink in $objtree/include.
> 
> Then, mkconfig creates two symlinks:
> $objtree/include/asm/arch -> arch/$arch/include/asm/arch-$cpu (or $soc)
> $objtree/include/asm/proc -> arch/$arch/include/asm/proc-armv (on arm)
> but because $objtree/include/asm points at $srctree already, the two
> symlinks are created under $srctree.
> 
> To fix this, create a real $objtree/include/asm directory, instead of a
> symlink.  Update cleanup code accordingly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Loïc Minier <loic.minier at linaro.org>
> ---
>  Makefile |    2 +-
>  mkconfig |    3 +--
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Applied, thanks.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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