GNU Make manual says:
$?
The names of all the prerequisites that are newer than the target,
with spaces between them.
To reflect this, rename any-prereq to newer-prereqs, which is clearer
and more intuitive.
Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/Kbuild.include | 12 ++++++------
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index b3a1189ec3d9..79713bd48a1e 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -210,17 +210,17 @@ endif
# (needed for the shell)
make-cmd = $(call escsq,$(subst $(pound),$$(pound),$(subst $$,$$$$,$(cmd_$(1)))))
-# Find any prerequisites that is newer than target or that does not exist.
+# Find any prerequisites that are newer than target or that do not exist.
# PHONY targets skipped in both cases.
-any-prereq = $(filter-out $(PHONY),$?)
+newer-prereqs = $(filter-out $(PHONY),$?)
# Execute command if command has changed or prerequisite(s) are updated.
-if_changed = $(if $(any-prereq)$(cmd-check), \
+if_changed = $(if $(newer-prereqs)$(cmd-check), \
$(cmd); \
printf '%s\n' 'cmd_$@ := $(make-cmd)' > $(dot-target).cmd, @:)
# Execute the command and also postprocess generated .d dependencies file.
-if_changed_dep = $(if $(any-prereq)$(cmd-check),$(cmd_and_fixdep),@:)
+if_changed_dep = $(if $(newer-prereqs)$(cmd-check),$(cmd_and_fixdep),@:)
cmd_and_fixdep = \
$(cmd); \
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ cmd_and_fixdep = \
# Usage: $(call if_changed_rule,foo)
# Will check if $(cmd_foo) or any of the prerequisites changed,
# and if so will execute $(rule_foo).
-if_changed_rule = $(if $(any-prereq)$(cmd-check),$(rule_$(1)),@:)
+if_changed_rule = $(if $(newer-prereqs)$(cmd-check),$(rule_$(1)),@:)
###
# why - tell why a target got built
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ ifeq ($(KBUILD_VERBOSE),2)
why = \
$(if $(filter $@, $(PHONY)),- due to target is PHONY, \
$(if $(wildcard $@), \
- $(if $(any-prereq),- due to: $(any-prereq), \
+ $(if $(newer-prereqs),- due to: $(newer-prereqs), \
$(if $(cmd-check), \
$(if $(cmd_$@),- due to command line change, \
$(if $(filter $@, $(targets)), \
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2.17.1
