A 'make -n' dry-run is used as part of the /compat/vcbuild and /contrib/buildsystems code. The commit ee9be06 (perl: detect new files in MakeMaker builds, 2012-07-27) was not aware of that dry-run usage and thus would not execute the target. Add a comment to the make file stating the issue and the available solutions of either NO_PERL or a '+recipe'. Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@xxxxxxx> --- Makefile | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index 149f1c7..22108bb 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -1746,6 +1746,9 @@ $(SCRIPT_PERL_GEN): perl/perl.mak perl/perl.mak: perl/PM.stamp +# 'make -n' (dry-run) will not execute this target which creates/updates the PM.stamp file. +# To avoid the error of failing to find the target PM.stamp, either use NO_PERL=1 (YesPlease), +# or add a leading '+' to the recipe '+$(QUIET_GEN)$(FIND) perl ...' so that it is executed. perl/PM.stamp: FORCE @$(FIND) perl -type f -name '*.pm' | sort >$@+ && \ { cmp $@+ $@ >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || mv $@+ $@; } && \ -- 2.3.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html