From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261801AbVASRXh (ORCPT ); Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:23:37 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261784AbVASRWG (ORCPT ); Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:22:06 -0500 Received: from speedy.student.utwente.nl ([130.89.163.131]:36578 "EHLO speedy.student.utwente.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261790AbVASRPY (ORCPT ); Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:15:24 -0500 Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 18:15:15 +0100 From: Sytse Wielinga To: linux-os Cc: Bodo Eggert <7eggert@gmx.de>, Sam Ravnborg , Linux kernel , "H. Peter Anvin" Subject: Re: kbuild: Implicit dependence on the C compiler Message-ID: <20050119171515.GA31265@speedy.student.utwente.nl> Mail-Followup-To: linux-os , Bodo Eggert <7eggert@gmx.de>, Sam Ravnborg , Linux kernel , "H. Peter Anvin" References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040907i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Jan 19, 2005 at 11:35:55AM -0500, linux-os wrote: > >Sam Ravnborg wrote: > >>1) Unconditionally execute make install assuming vmlinux is up-to-date. > >> make modules_install run unconditionally, so this is already know > >> practice > > You must never execute `make install` or `make modules_install` without > the explicit action of the operator! To do so could (will) result > in an un-bootable system. I can't imagine what somebody would be > thinking to propose an automatic install. Whoever proposed this > must have lots of time and little knowledge. They are going to > be reinstalling everything from the distribution CD as a hobby. What I think Sam meant was, to let make install assume that vmlinux is up-to-date, IOW, just to remove the dependency of install on vmlinux. Err, to put it in your words: I can't imagine what somebody would be thinking to think he proposed an automatic install. :-P Sytse