[DTC][PATCH] Fix cross-compile building

Kumar Gala galak at kernel.crashing.org
Fri Dec 14 16:57:48 EST 2007


On Dec 7, 2007, at 6:36 PM, David Gibson wrote:

> On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 12:28:20PM -0600, Kumar Gala wrote:
>> From: Stuart Hughes <stuarth at freescale.com>
>>
>> This patch allows you to build the DTC source without making the
>> tests directory.  This is necessary when cross compiling as the
>> dumptest (and other) files cannot be run/used on the host system.
>> To use this use: 'make TESTS='
>
> I think this is a silly way of doing this.  Instead create a new
> target which builds everything but the tests.
>
> Say,
>
> 	all: cross tests
>
> 	cross: dtc ftdump libfdt

shouldn't we do this the other way around, it seems odd to build the  
tests always or at least as part of the all target.

- k



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