Re: [PATCH] ikconfig - resolve rebuild permissions

["Randy.Dunlap" <rddunlap@osdl.org>]

> On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 11:31:33AM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
>> This patch fixes it by removing the configs.o file when
>> needed.
>
> A better approach would be to remove the need for compile.h from
> configs.c. See attached patch for the makefile change.
> It just took the relevant part from mk_compile and
> used it in the Makefile.
> Example only - I expect Randy to integrate it properly.

configs.o also wants UTS_RELEASE from compile.h, and
I really dislike generating the same data in multiple places,
so I prefer to continue to use compile.h.
I'll see about other options or using Steve's patch.

Thanks,
~Randy


> ===== kernel/Makefile 1.33 vs edited =====
> --- 1.33/kernel/Makefile	Mon Sep  1 01:13:58 2003
> +++ edited/kernel/Makefile	Thu Sep  4 21:05:29 2003
> @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
>  obj-$(CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT) += acct.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_COMPAT) += compat.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_IKCONFIG) += configs.o
> +CFLAGS_configs.o = -DLINUX_COMPILER="$(shell $(CC) -v 2>&1 | tail -n 1)"
>
>  ifneq ($(CONFIG_IA64),y)
>  # According to Alan Modra <alan@linuxcare.com.au>, the
> -fno-omit-frame-pointer is
> -