* Re: Is there documentation for what each script in linux/scripts does? [not found] <SL2PR01MB2586B0F6C07C1F8CE8F21159A1489@SL2PR01MB2586.apcprd01.prod.exchangelabs.com> @ 2021-04-20 22:35 ` Valdis Klētnieks 2021-04-20 23:35 ` Ruben Safir 1 sibling, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread From: Valdis Klētnieks @ 2021-04-20 22:35 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Esme Xuan Lim; +Cc: kernelnewbies [-- Warning: decoded text below may be mangled, UTF-8 assumed --] [-- Attachment #1.1: Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8, Size: 983 bytes --] On Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:56:23 -0000, Esme Xuan Lim said: > I was wondering since there’s loads of useful stuff in there it seems, but > there's little documented on what goodies there are or what they do Most of them are used by the build process, and are named reasonably self-descriptively, so between the name, comments in the script, and how they are used by the Makefiles and other scripts are fairly easy to figure out. For the most part, they're well within the range of "If you know enough about Linux to be poking around in the kernel source, you almost certainly know enough to be able to figure it out on your own". One that's not directly used in the build process, but still mind-bogglingly useful if you're planning to write patches or post questions about specific files is get_maintainer.pl. If there's a specific script whose function or purpose stumps you even after you've tried all the obvious stuff, let us know and we'll fill in the blanks. [-- Attachment #1.2: Type: application/pgp-signature, Size: 832 bytes --] [-- Attachment #2: Type: text/plain, Size: 170 bytes --] _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 2+ messages in thread
* Re: Is there documentation for what each script in linux/scripts does? [not found] <SL2PR01MB2586B0F6C07C1F8CE8F21159A1489@SL2PR01MB2586.apcprd01.prod.exchangelabs.com> 2021-04-20 22:35 ` Is there documentation for what each script in linux/scripts does? Valdis Klētnieks @ 2021-04-20 23:35 ` Ruben Safir 1 sibling, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread From: Ruben Safir @ 2021-04-20 23:35 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Esme Xuan Lim; +Cc: kernelnewbies what is a goodie? On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 07:56:23PM +0000, Esme Xuan Lim wrote: > Hey there, > > I was wondering since there’s loads of useful stuff in there it seems, but there’s little documented on what goodies there are or what they do > > Thanks > Esme > _______________________________________________ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org > https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies -- So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998 http://www.mrbrklyn.com DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS - RI Safir 2002 http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/resources - Unpublished Archive http://www.coinhangout.com - coins! http://www.brooklyn-living.com Being so tracked is for FARM ANIMALS and extermination camps, but incompatible with living as a free human being. -RI Safir 2013 _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 2+ messages in thread
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