Re: [PATCH -mm] replacement for broken kbuild-dont-put-temp-files-in-the-source-tree.patch

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006, Oleg Verych wrote:
> +# Immortal null for mortals and roots
> +define null
> +  $(shell \
> +    if test -L null; \
> +      then echo null; \
> +      else rm -f null; ln -s /dev/null null; \
> +    fi)
> +endef

Another remark: the 'else' branch should echo null, too.

# Immortal null for mortals and roots
define null
  $(shell \
    if test ! -L null; \
      then rm -f null; ln -s /dev/null null; \
    fi; \
    echo null)
endef

My patch proposal (the $(M) one) has the same bug.

Kind regards,
 Horst

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