Hi, On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 6:03 PM, Sam Ravnborg <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> I suspect this would have done the job: >> >> $(obj)/font.o: $(srctree)/drivers/video/console/font_acorn_8x8.c >> $(cmd,cc_o_c)' > > I prefer using $(call,shipped) and let kbuild figure out how > build an .o file from a .c file. > > In other words - avoiding use of the internal to Makefile.build > variables in various places. > indeed, but I'd argue that 1) this would not be the first Makefile using these internal macros (alpha and ia64 are using such construct for aliasing) and 2) the `cmd_shipped' stuff is as internal than other functions :-) I wonder if we could not make kbuild provide an interface for such code-reuse... - Arnaud -- 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