Separate out the command execution part of if_changed, as we did for if_changed_dep. This allows us to reuse it in if_changed_rule. define rule_foo $(call cmd_and_savecmd,foo) $(call cmd,bar) endef Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Tested-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@xxxxxxxxxx> --- (no changes since v4) Changes in v4: - New. Resent of my previous submission. https://lore.kernel.org/all/20210831074004.3195284-10-masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx/ scripts/Kbuild.include | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include index 455a0a6ce12d..ece44b735061 100644 --- a/scripts/Kbuild.include +++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include @@ -142,9 +142,11 @@ check-FORCE = $(if $(filter FORCE, $^),,$(warning FORCE prerequisite is missing) if-changed-cond = $(newer-prereqs)$(cmd-check)$(check-FORCE) # Execute command if command has changed or prerequisite(s) are updated. -if_changed = $(if $(if-changed-cond), \ +if_changed = $(if $(if-changed-cond),$(cmd_and_savecmd),@:) + +cmd_and_savecmd = \ $(cmd); \ - printf '%s\n' 'cmd_$@ := $(make-cmd)' > $(dot-target).cmd, @:) + printf '%s\n' 'cmd_$@ := $(make-cmd)' > $(dot-target).cmd # Execute the command and also postprocess generated .d dependencies file. if_changed_dep = $(if $(if-changed-cond),$(cmd_and_fixdep),@:) -- 2.32.0