Re: [RFC] move link of vmlinux to a script

[Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>]

Hi Arnaud.

Thanks for the comments.

> > +# Link of vmlinux
> > +# $1 - optional extra .o files
> > +# $2 output file
> > +vmlinux_link()
> > +{
> > +       local lds=${srctree}/arch/${SRCARCH}/kernel/vmlinux.lds
> > +echo srcarch=${SRCARCH} CF=${CFLAGS_vmlinux}
> debugging leftover ?
yes - will be deleted.

> > +
> > +       local aflags="${KBUILD_AFLAGS} ${AFLAGS_KERNEL} ${NOSTDINC_FLAGS} ${LINUXINCLUDE} ${KBUILD_CPPFLAGS} ${modkern_aflags}"
> might be worse splitting that line.

I may be able to drop several of the variables,
otherwise yes.

> > +mksysmap()
> > +{
> > +       $NM -n $1 | \
> > +               grep -v '\( [aNUw] \)\|\(__crc_\)\|\( \$[adt]\)' > $2
> > +}
> > +
> you don't seem to consistently use #{FOO} vs. $FOO.

For arguments I use $FOO for the rest ${FOO}
I will fix this up to be consistent.

> > +# Update version
> > +info GEN .version
> > +if [ ! -r .version ]; then
> why '-r' specifically ? '-e' might be just enough.

I was so before - this part is a copy from the kernel.
And there is already enough changes..

> > +# final build of init/
> > +${MAKE} -f ${srctree}/scripts/Makefile.build obj=init
> > +
> are spaces allowed in `srctree' ? if so, this will break here.
Good catch.
Sticking "" around should do the trick? I will try to do so.
I should also try if it works with spaces - I think not.


> > +kallsymso=""
> > +kallsyms_vmlinux=""
> > +
> > +if [ "${CONFIG_KALLSYMS}" != "" ]; then
> > +
> [ -n "${CONFIG_KALLSYMS}" ] would work too, as well as the other
> places where you use the [ "${FOO}" != "" ] syntax.

Much more readable - will change.

	Sam