"Zhangjian (Bamvor)" <bamvor.zhangjian@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On 2016/11/18 18:31, Michael Ellerman wrote: > >bamvor.zhangjian@xxxxxxxxxx writes: > >> From: Bamvor Jian Zhang <bamvor.zhangjian@xxxxxxxxxx> > >> Currently, kselftest use TEST_PROGS, TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED, TEST_FILES to > >> indicate the default test program, extended test program and test files. > >> These lead to duplicated all and clean targets. > >> > >> In order to remove them, introduce TEST_GEN_PROGS, > >> TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED, TEST_GEN_FILES to indicate the compiled > >> objected. > > > >It's nice to be able to drop the clean rules, but renaming all those > >variables causes a lot of churn. > > > >I think it would be better if we add a new variable, maybe NO_CLEAN, > >which can be used to specify anything in TEST_PROGS/EXTENDED which > >should *not* be cleaned. > > > >And then the default clean rule will just do: > > > >clean: > > $(RM) -fr $(filter-out $(NO_CLEAN),$(TEST_PROGS)) > Maybe I lost somewhere. I add these variable for all and > clean target. They will be used to output the objects to OUTPUT > directory. No you're right, that won't work as I described it. I reviewed this patch first and didn't look at how it was required for patch 6 to work (and the change log doesn't mention that you need it for patch 6 :) > Could you please explain in details how should I do it for > "all" target if I do not introduce TEST_GEN_PROGS, > TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED and TEST_GEN_FILES? I'll have to think about it a bit more. cheers -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-api" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html