When cross-compiling an out-of-tree build with an unclean source tree directory, the build fails with: /path/to/kernel/source/tree is not clean, please run 'make mrproper' in the '/path/to/kernel/source/tree' directory. However, doing so does not fix the problem, as "make mrproper" now requires passing the target architecture to the make command, else it won't remove $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/include/generated. "git ls-files -o" doesn't give a clue, as it doesn't list (empty) directories, only files. Improve usability by including the ARCH= option in the error output. Fixes: a788b2ed81abeb94 ("kbuild: check arch/$(SRCARCH)/include/generated before out-of-tree build") Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Makefile | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index 3e4868a6498b2224..704e193c16472be1 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ ifneq ($(srctree),.) $(Q)if [ -f $(srctree)/.config -o \ -d $(srctree)/include/config -o \ -d $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/include/generated ]; then \ - echo >&2 " $(srctree) is not clean, please run 'make mrproper'"; \ + echo >&2 " $(srctree) is not clean, please run 'make ARCH=$(ARCH) mrproper'"; \ echo >&2 " in the '$(srctree)' directory.";\ /bin/false; \ fi; -- 2.17.1