Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265997AbTGCAcj (ORCPT ); Wed, 2 Jul 2003 20:32:39 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266011AbTGCAci (ORCPT ); Wed, 2 Jul 2003 20:32:38 -0400 Received: from ms-smtp-02.rdc-kc.rr.com ([24.94.166.122]:22243 "EHLO ms-smtp-02.rdc-kc.rr.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265997AbTGCAch (ORCPT ); Wed, 2 Jul 2003 20:32:37 -0400 Subject: Re: build from RO source tree? From: david nicol To: Geert Uytterhoeven Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Message-Id: <1057193186.966.17.camel@plaza.davidnicol.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.4 Date: 02 Jul 2003 19:46:26 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 949 Lines: 27 On Wed, 2003-07-02 at 09:15, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > Subject: [PATCH] touchless dependencies for 2.4.x > > Hi, > > The 2.4.x dependency system depends on being able to `touch' include files in > case of recursive dependencies. This fails when using a revision control > system (e.g. ClearCase) where non-checked out files are read-only and cannot be > touch'ed. > > The patch below solves this by making object files depend on (recursive) lists, > containing the list of dependencies for each header file. So with this patch applied you can safely build in a lndir against a RO media. but without it you can't? -- David Nicol, independent consultant, contractor, and food service worker - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/