On 26.4.2013 20:57, Sam Ravnborg wrote: > On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 06:36:38PM +0200, Nicolas Dichtel wrote: >> If headers_install is executed from a deep/long directory structure, the >> shell's maximum argument length can be execeeded, which breaks the operation >> with: >> >> | make[2]: execvp: /bin/sh: Argument list too long >> | make[2]: *** >> >> Instead of passing each files name with the entire path, I give only the file >> name without the source path and give this path as a new argument to >> headers_install.pl. >> >> Because there is three possible path, I have tree input-files list, one per >> path. >> >> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@xxxxxxxxx> >> --- >> >> I come back to this issue. Here is another proposal to fix this pb. >> Comments are welcome. >> >> scripts/Makefile.headersinst | 20 ++++++++++++++------ >> scripts/headers_install.pl | 8 ++++---- > > In the kbuild tree the perl script has been replaced by a shell script. > You should base you patch on the kbuild-tree (or -next). Yes. Otherwise, the patch looks good. At least until the number of userspace headers explodes :-). 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
