Re: [PATCH] powerpc: fix distclean with Makefile.postlink

On 5/8/2017 2:57 PM, Michael Ellerman wrote:=0A=

Horia Geant=E3 [off-list ref] writes:=0A=
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Makefile.postlink always includes include/config/auto.conf, however=0A=
this file is not present in a clean kernel tree, causing make to fail:=

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arch/powerpc/Makefile.postlink:10: include/config/auto.conf: No such fil=

e or directory=0A=

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make[1]: *** No rule to make target `include/config/auto.conf'.  Stop.=

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make: *** [vmlinuxclean] Error 2=0A=
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Change the inclusion such that file not being found does not trigger=0A=
an error.=0A=
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Fixes: f188d0524d7e ("powerpc: Use the new post-link pass to check reloc=

ations")=0A=

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I can't reproduce this. What exact steps are you doing? And what version=

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of Make?=0A=
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Start with a clean kernel tree and then=0A=
make distclean=0A=
arch/powerpc/Makefile.postlink:10: include/config/auto.conf: No such=0A=
file or directory=0A=
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `include/config/auto.conf'.  Stop.=0A=
make: *** [vmlinuxclean] Error 2=0A=
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make --version=0A=
GNU Make 3.82=0A=
Built for x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu=0A=
Copyright (C) 2010  Free Software Foundation, Inc.=0A=
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The fix is basically the same as:=0A=
6e5b95cdbd0e MIPS: Fix distclean with Makefile.postlink=0A=
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Regards,=0A=
Horia=0A=
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