[U-Boot] ORIGEN: fix needed for out-of-tree build

Chander Kashyap chander.kashyap at linaro.org
Mon Sep 12 10:50:34 CEST 2011


Dear Wolfgang Denk,

On 12 September 2011 12:55, Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de> wrote:
> Dear Chander Kashyap,
>
> In message <CANuQgHHfR95KrU_fQZbREyYU=jJtHhu5kO3G6C4kmP86S-bwqA at mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
>>
>> > Please fix your Makefile for out-of-tree building.
>> Angus Ainsle has submitted a patch to fix this.
>>
>> http://www.mail-archive.com/u-boot@lists.denx.de/msg60854.html
>
> I see.  Thanks.
>
>> > Side-note:  Why is this file called ".exe"?  Is this some MSDOS
>> > executable or what?   Please consider also fixing the name.
>> No this is not MSDOS executable. This exe name depends upon the board
>> configured.
>> ".exe" is given so that it can match the "*.exe" while cleaning. I can
>> make extension to .out.
>> Please suggest if any better option
>
> In Unix, we do not use any "extensions" at all for binaries.
>
> Can you please drop this ".exe" stuff, and submit this as V2 of the
> above mentioned patch?  Thanks.

Thanks , I will do it.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Wolfgang Denk
>
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Chander Kashyap


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