Re: [PATCH] kernelrelase only recomputed when necessary

[Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>]

On Sun, Jan 08, 2006 at 12:51:37PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> This part looks bogus:
> 
> > diff --git a/arch/x86_64/Makefile b/arch/x86_64/Makefile
> > index a9cd42e..663dbdb 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86_64/Makefile
> > +++ b/arch/x86_64/Makefile
> > @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ bzlilo: vmlinux
> >  bzdisk: vmlinux
> >  	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) BOOTIMAGE=$(BOOTIMAGE) zdisk
> >  
> > -install fdimage fdimage144 fdimage288: vmlinux
> > +install fdimage fdimage144 fdimage288:
> >  	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) BOOTIMAGE=$(BOOTIMAGE) $@
> >  
> >  archclean:
> 
> 
> That rule should probably be:
> 
> 	fdimage fdimage144 fdimage288: vmlinux
> 	install:
> 		$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) BOOTIMAGE=$(BOOTIMAGE) $@
> 
> since the fdimages should still depend on vmlinux.
> 
> No?

I failed to apply the path from hpa before starting on the
kernelrelesase stuff - so what you see above was just a
quick hack allowing me to test "make install" and should have been
deleted before I sent out the mail - sorry.

hpa already do the right thing in his patch - similar to what you
suggest.

	Sam
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