From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262444AbTFCTDF (ORCPT ); Tue, 3 Jun 2003 15:03:05 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262547AbTFCTDF (ORCPT ); Tue, 3 Jun 2003 15:03:05 -0400 Received: from netmail02.services.quay.plus.net ([212.159.14.221]:16605 "HELO netmail02.services.quay.plus.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S262444AbTFCTDD (ORCPT ); Tue, 3 Jun 2003 15:03:03 -0400 Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 20:11:54 +0100 From: Stig Brautaset To: Sam Ravnborg Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: strange dependancy generation bug? Message-ID: <20030603191154.GA30323@brautaset.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Jun 03 2003, Sam wrote: ... > But the real question is why you start seeing the invocation > of fixdep. I do not see it on my machine. > I asssume that you see fixdep invocation even with "make V=0". > This is a bug! > > Counting this one I have now three independent reports where > kbuild displayed the invocation of fixdep. > > I have tried to narrow down the root cause. > Both users were running debian unstable. > Different shells. > GNU make 3.80 > > I tried to install GNU make 3.80 - but I still do not see the problem. > What happens is that within Makefile.build there is used multi line > definition, where each new-line causes make to launch a new sub-shell. > The command for the second sub-shell is echoed, even though make is told > not to do so. I beg to differ. Since make launches a new subshell, the commands in the second subshell is _not_ told to shut up, and thus is echoed. No? Stig -- brautaset.org