Re: [PATCH] tools: iio: add ability to pass kernel headers

[Randy Dunlap]

On 04/14/17 07:42, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> On 11/04/17 12:06, Sekhar Nori wrote:
>> Very often, especially when cross compiling, there is a need
>> to pass kernel headers different from those installed on the
>> build machine.
>>
>> Add support for doing this for iio utils by using the
>> 'INSTALL_HDR_PATH' environment variable. This is supported by
>> 'make headers_install' for installing kernel headers at a
>> user specified location. So you will do:
>>
>> $ make headers_install ARCH=arm INSTALL_HDR_PATH=<absolute-path>
>> $ make -C tools/iio ARCH=arm INSTALL_HDR_PATH=<absolute-path>
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Sekhar Nori <nsekhar@xxxxxx>
> 
> It's a bit of an oddity as that usually refers to where to put
> the headers rather than where they are.
> 
> Is there a more general solution?  I couldn't find anything
> particularly consistent in tools.

Whatever the solution is, it should be used for all tools/, not just iio.

>> ---
>>  tools/iio/Makefile | 2 +-
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)


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~Randy