On 6.5.2010 05:53, os user wrote: > Hi, I have a question about the top-level Makefile > > # The all: target is the default when no target is given on the > # command line. > # This allow a user to issue only 'make' to build a kernel including modules > # Defaults vmlinux but it is usually overridden in the arch makefile > all: vmlinux > > From the last comment, arch makefile will override vmlinux. It seems > vmlinux will not be checked by `make'. But from my test, although > `all:' will be re-defined in arch Makefile (ARM arch), vmlinux will > still be checked and the commands associated will be executed. Should > we use another word instead of "overridden"? "Defaults to vmlinux, but the arch makefile usually adds further targets"? Michal -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kbuild" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
