Presumably, 'test -s $@ || rm -f $@' intends to remove the output when the genksyms command fails. It is unneeded because .DELETE_ON_ERROR automatically removes the output on failure. Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx> --- scripts/Makefile.build | 8 ++------ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build index 3f2985df4d60..974bb6435826 100644 --- a/scripts/Makefile.build +++ b/scripts/Makefile.build @@ -135,9 +135,7 @@ genksyms = scripts/genksyms/genksyms \ cmd_gensymtypes_c = $(CPP) -D__GENKSYMS__ $(c_flags) $< | $(genksyms) quiet_cmd_cc_symtypes_c = SYM $(quiet_modtag) $@ -cmd_cc_symtypes_c = \ - $(call cmd_gensymtypes_c,true,$@) >/dev/null; \ - test -s $@ || rm -f $@ + cmd_cc_symtypes_c = $(call cmd_gensymtypes_c,true,$@) $(obj)/%.symtypes : $(src)/%.c FORCE $(call cmd,cc_symtypes_c) @@ -348,9 +346,7 @@ cmd_gensymtypes_S = \ $(CPP) -D__GENKSYMS__ $(c_flags) -xc - | $(genksyms) quiet_cmd_cc_symtypes_S = SYM $(quiet_modtag) $@ -cmd_cc_symtypes_S = \ - $(call cmd_gensymtypes_S,true,$@) >/dev/null; \ - test -s $@ || rm -f $@ + cmd_cc_symtypes_S = $(call cmd_gensymtypes_S,true,$@) >/dev/null $(obj)/%.symtypes : $(src)/%.S FORCE $(call cmd,cc_symtypes_S) -- 2.32.0