On Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 6:41 PM brian m. carlson <sandals@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile > > index 9df565f27b..d5c6d0ea3b 100644 > > --- a/Makefile > > +++ b/Makefile > > @@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ GENERATE_COMPILATION_DATABASE = no > > endif > > > > ifeq ($(GENERATE_COMPILATION_DATABASE),yes) > > -compdb_check = $(shell $(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) \ > > +compdb_check = $(shell $(CC) \ > > -c -MJ /dev/null \ > > -x c /dev/null -o /dev/null 2>&1; \ > > echo $$?) > > Are you sure this results in a functional set of files? no; it does not This call is only meant to be used to check if your compiler supports the feature (which as Ævar points out[1], might not be the best thing to do in this case), though After this fix the files are being generated (in a different place with their expected flags) and look healthy, but would be helpful to know you see no regressions. Carlo [1] https://lore.kernel.org/git/87tuic5cdo.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/