On Sat, May 29, 2021 at 2:35 PM Michal Suchánek <msuchanek@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Sat, May 29, 2021 at 02:15:55AM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote: > > On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 5:28 AM Michal Suchánek <msuchanek@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 03:56:41AM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote: > > > > On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 2:39 AM Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > This reverts commit 243b50c141d71fcf7b88e94474b3b9269f0b1f9d. > > > > > > > > > > When packaging the kernel it is built in different place from the one in > > > > > which it will be installed. After build the makefile needs to be > > > > > regenerated with the target location but with mkmakefile merged into > > > > > Makefile tehre is no way to do that. > > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@xxxxxxx> > > > > > > > > My patch was not working as expected > > > > regardless of packaging. > > > > > > > > Does the following fix-up work for you? > > > > > > For the packaging I need some way to regenerate the Makefile and fake > > > the directory where the Makefile will be on the user system (ie DESTDIR) > > > > > > Without the mkmakefile I do not see any way to do it. > > > > > > If the kernel makefile is no longer location dependent there is no need > > > any more, of course. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Michal > > > > Sorry, I do not understand this. > > > > IIUC, this patch does not change any functionality. > > The generated Makefile is still the same. > > Why is it a problem? > > It cannot be regenerated. This is an issue regardless of your packaging. That is why I suggested a patch in my previous reply. https://lore.kernel.org/linux-kbuild/CAK7LNASEqKwQeLPXedyut+ykSJGPuq3CO1g_fS=sVDaZrwBPBQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ Anyway, please try next-20210602 and see if you still have a problem. > > During package build you have four directories > > - the source directory > - the build directory > - the staging directory where files are installed to be included in the > package > - the target directory where files will be installed on the target > system once the package is installed by the user > > The makefile is generated for the build directory, not the target > directory. What is needed is a way to generate a makefile in the staging > directory that will work when installed in the target directory. > When mkmakefile is folded into makefile the makefile can no longer be > regenerated because it is up-to-date, and it can no longer be specified > that it should be generated for the target directory, not the staging > directory. > > Thanks > > Michal -- Best Regards Masahiro Yamada
