On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 03:20:33PM +0200, Alexey Gladkov wrote: > One possible way to compile the linux kernel is by using the O=<DIR> > parameter to place all generated files outside the source tree. > > Prior to this patch, sindex filters processed sources to exclude system > files. The base directory of the project was the current directory. > > When compiled outside of the source tree, this may not be the case. > This patch adds a parameter and an environment variable to specify > the source tree. > > You can use it like this: > > $ make O=$PWD-build C=2 CHECK="sindex -B $PWD add --" > > This parameter is also needed for searching if you want to display > the source code line because sindex does not store lines in the database > but reads them from source files. Thanks. Applied & pushed. -- Luc
