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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt | 37 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt index 08fbe6c..f099b81 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt @@ -276,40 +276,39 @@ more details, with real examples. --- 3.7 Compilation flags - EXTRA_CFLAGS, EXTRA_AFLAGS, EXTRA_LDFLAGS + ccflags-y, asflags-y and ldflags-y + The three flags listed above applies only to the kbuild makefile + where they are assigned. They are used for all the normal + cc, as and ld invocation happenign during a recursive build. + Note: Flags with the same behaviour were previously named: + EXTRA_CFLAGS, EXTRA_AFLAGS and EXTRA_LDFLAGS. + They are yet supported but their use are deprecated. - All the EXTRA_ variables apply only to the kbuild makefile - where they are assigned. The EXTRA_ variables apply to all - commands executed in the kbuild makefile. - - $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) specifies options for compiling C files with - $(CC). + ccflags-y specifies options for compiling C files with $(CC). Example: # drivers/sound/emu10k1/Makefile - EXTRA_CFLAGS += -I$(obj) - ifdef DEBUG - EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DEMU10K1_DEBUG - endif + ccflags-y += -I$(obj) + ccflags-$(DEBUG) += -DEMU10K1_DEBUG This variable is necessary because the top Makefile owns the variable $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) and uses it for compilation flags for the entire tree. - $(EXTRA_AFLAGS) is a similar string for per-directory options + asflags-y is a similar string for per-directory options when compiling assembly language source. Example: #arch/x86_64/kernel/Makefile - EXTRA_AFLAGS := -traditional + asflags-y := -traditional - $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS) is a string for per-directory options to $(LD). + ldflags-y is a string for per-directory options to $(LD). Example: #arch/m68k/fpsp040/Makefile - EXTRA_LDFLAGS := -x + ldflags-y := -x CFLAGS_$@, AFLAGS_$@ @@ -495,9 +494,9 @@ more details, with real examples. Example: #fs/reiserfs/Makefile - EXTRA_CFLAGS := $(call cc-ifversion, -lt, 0402, -O1) + ccflags-y := $(call cc-ifversion, -lt, 0402, -O1) - In this example, EXTRA_CFLAGS will be assigned the value -O1 if the + In this example, ccflags-y will be assigned the value -O1 if the $(CC) version is less than 4.2. cc-ifversion takes all the shell operators: -eq, -ne, -lt, -le, -gt, and -ge @@ -783,7 +782,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): Example: #arch/s390/Makefile LDFLAGS := -m elf_s390 - Note: EXTRA_LDFLAGS can be used to further customise + Note: ldflags-y can be used to further customise the flags used. See chapter 3.7. LDFLAGS_MODULE Options for $(LD) when linking modules @@ -1100,7 +1099,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): When building the *.lds target, kbuild uses the variables: KBUILD_CPPFLAGS : Set in top-level Makefile - EXTRA_CPPFLAGS : May be set in the kbuild makefile + cppflags-y : May be set in the kbuild makefile CPPFLAGS_$(@F) : Target specific flags. Note that the full filename is used in this assignment. |
