On Mon, 27 Apr 2020 21:21:41 +0200
Veronika Kabatova <vkabatov@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The gen_kselftest_tar.sh always packages *all* selftests and doesn't
> pass along any variables to `make install` to influence what should be
> built. This can result in an early error on the command line ("Unknown
> tarball format TARGETS=XXX"), or unexpected test failures as the
> tarball contains tests people wanted to skip on purpose.
>
> Since the makefile already contains all the logic, we can add a target
> for packaging. Keep the default .gz target the script uses, and actually
> extend the supported formats by using tar's autodetection.
>
> To not break current workflows, keep the gen_kselftest_tar.sh script as
> it is, with an added suggestion to use the makefile target instead.
>
> Signed-off-by: Veronika Kabatova <vkabatov@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Stefano
