# Re: '-D' 'KBUILD\_MODSYM=main - like KBUILD\_MODNAME, without the quotes ?

- From: Valdis Klētnieks \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-01-29 02:05:04 
- List: kernelnewbies
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/kernelnewbies/2021/01/13181796
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/kernelnewbies/2021/01/13181793/t.md

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On Thu, 28 Jan 2021 17:16:01 -0700, jim.cromie@gmail.com said:
>                  from /home/jimc/projects/lx/wk-next/init/version.c:14:
> /home/jimc/projects/lx/wk-next/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h:172:9: note:
> ���#pragma message: OK<version>[version] adding DYNDBG_TABLE���
>   172 | #pragma message "OK<" KBUILD_MODNAME ">["
> __stringify(KBUILD_MODSYM) "] adding DYNDBG_TABLE"
>       |         ^~~~~~~
>   CC      init/do_mounts.o
>
> IOW the _sym_ works better for ## token-joining

I meant "step back a bit and explain why you had a need for that #pragma"....

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