2017-06-23 16:31 GMT+09:00 Cao jin <caoj.fnst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Original comments is confusing on "OBJ directory", make it clear. > > Bonus: move comments close to what it want to comment. > Signed-off-by: Cao jin <caoj.fnst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > Makefile | 7 ++++--- > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile > index 57df756..81c0df9 100644 > --- a/Makefile > +++ b/Makefile > @@ -113,8 +113,9 @@ export quiet Q KBUILD_VERBOSE > # The O= assignment takes precedence over the KBUILD_OUTPUT environment > # variable. > > -# KBUILD_SRC is set on invocation of make in OBJ directory > -# KBUILD_SRC is not intended to be used by the regular user (for now) > +# KBUILD_SRC is not intended to be used by the regular user (for now), > +# it is set on invocation of make in KBUILD_OUTPUT directory, i.e., it > +# is set on using "make O=dir/to/store/output/files/" O= is not only the way to specify the output directory. KBUILD_OUTPUT is used not only for an internal variable but also for user interface to specify the output directory (via environments). How about something like this? # KBUILD_SRC is not intended to be used by the regular user (for now), # it is set on invocation of make with KBUILD_OUTPUT or O= specified. -- Best Regards Masahiro Yamada -- 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