Hi, Maciej, Even if patch-2 resolves the problem, I don't think patch-3 is necessary because the original patch makes code simpler and more compact. Huacai On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 10:42 PM Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > With the addition of the `need-compiler' variable the `Makefile.compiler' > fragment is not included with no-build targets such as `modules_install', > which in turn means $(call cc-option,), etc. are no-ops with these targets > and any attempt to evaluate these function calls causes all kinds of weird > behaviour to happen. > > The solution is to avoid making these calls in the first place, as they > are surely irrelevant where the compiler is not going to be otherwise > invoked. This small patch series fixes two places known-affected in the > MIPS Makefile fragment and also included a follow-up revert of an earlier > misguided attempt. See individual change descriptions for details. > > Verified with `decstation_64_defconfig' and `fuloong2e_defconfig' using > `modules_install'. Please apply. > > Maciej