[PATCH][RFC] Makefile: Add modules-collect target

[Bodo Eggert]

I frequently (but not frequently enough) compile kernels on one machine 
that are to be used on another machine. If It needs modules, I will need a 
way to collect all modules that need to be transfered into a directory.
Usurally I'll want INSTALL_MOD_PATH=somedir make modules_install, but I
keep forgetting the name of the variable. I suppose I'm not the only one.

Therefore I suggest a modules_collect target, which will collect all 
modules into a single directory ready for being tared and transfered:


--- a/Makefile	2005-11-15 01:41:32.000000000 +0100
+++ b/Makefile	2005-11-23 19:22:33.000000000 +0100
@@ -1065,6 +1065,7 @@ help:
 	@echo  '* vmlinux	  - Build the bare kernel'
 	@echo  '* modules	  - Build all modules'
 	@echo  '  modules_install - Install all modules'
+	@echo  '  modules_collect - Install all modules into ./modules.d'
 	@echo  '  dir/            - Build all files in dir and below'
 	@echo  '  dir/file.[ois]  - Build specified target only'
 	@echo  '  dir/file.ko     - Build module including final link'
@@ -1316,4 +1317,10 @@ clean := -f $(if $(KBUILD_SRC),$(srctree
 
 endif	# skip-makefile
 
+.PHONY: modules_collect
+modules_collect:
+	rm -rf modules.d
+	mkdir modules.d
+	INSTALL_MOD_PATH=modules.d make modules_install
+
 FORCE:

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