Re: [PATCH] distclean: Remove generated .dtb files

On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Grant Likely [off-list ref] wrote:

On Sat, Nov 05, 2011 at 07:19:15AM +0100, Dirk Behme wrote:

quoted

The patch 'arm/dt: Add dtb make rule' adds support to
create a .dtb file. But this is never removed afterwards.
Remove the generated .dtb file if 'distclean' is called.

Signed-off-by: Dirk Behme <dirk.behme-V5te9oGctAVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
CC: Rob Herring <rob.herring-bsGFqQB8/DxBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>
CC: Shawn Guo <redacted>
CC: Jason Liu <redacted>
CC: Grant Likely <grant.likely-s3s/WqlpOiPyB63q8FvJNQ@public.gmane.org>

Acked-by: Grant Likely <grant.likely-s3s/WqlpOiPyB63q8FvJNQ@public.gmane.org>

... although why are only the .dtb files needed in the clean list?
How are the other built files cleaned?  'make clean' does remove the
other images, but I don't know what the mechanism is.

g.

quoted

---
 arch/arm/boot/Makefile |    2 ++
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/Makefile
index 1cd9b0a..08f0d35 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/Makefile

@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ $(obj)/%.dtb: $(src)/dts/%.dts

 $(obj)/dtbs: $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(dtb-y))

+clean-files := *.dtb
+
 quiet_cmd_uimage = UIMAGE  $@
       cmd_uimage = $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(MKIMAGE) -A arm -O linux -T kernel \
                 -C none -a $(LOADADDR) -e $(STARTADDR) \
--
1.7.0.4

-- 
Grant Likely, B.Sc., P.Eng.
Secret Lab Technologies Ltd.