Re: [PATCH v2 6/6] selftests: enable O and KBUILD_OUTPUT

From: Michael Ellerman
Date: Wed Mar 22 2017 - 07:49:16 EST


Bamvor Zhang Jian <bamvor.zhangjian@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On 21 March 2017 at 16:35, Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I see at least 18 Makefile's in tools/testing/selftests that use
>> $(OUTPUT)/, which would all need to be updated at least to use $(OUTPUT)
>> (no trailing slash), and then some other changes to not propagate OUTPUT
>> when the user didn't specify it. But hopefully someone will prove me
>> wrong.
> I also look at this issue. Originally, I use OUTPUT without slash in my
> patch. People argue that it is not very clear. So, I add slash in curent
> version.

That was me, you can say so.

I wasn't thinking at the time of OUTPUT being empty, but with hindsight
obviously I should have.

cheers