Re: [PATCH 8/8] selftests: x86: override clean in lib.mk to fix warnings

From: Shuah Khan
Date: Mon Apr 24 2017 - 15:49:00 EST


On 04/24/2017 09:57 AM, David Laight wrote:
> From: Linuxppc-dev Michael Ellerman
>> Shuah Khan <shuahkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>>> Add override for lib.mk clean to fix the following warnings from clean
>>> target run.
>>>
>>> Makefile:44: warning: overriding recipe for target 'clean'
>>> ../lib.mk:55: warning: ignoring old recipe for target 'clean'
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <shuahkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>> tools/testing/selftests/x86/Makefile | 3 ++-
>>> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/Makefile
>>> index 38e0a9c..4d27550 100644
>>> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/Makefile
>>> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/Makefile
>>> @@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ all_32: $(BINARIES_32)
>>>
>>> all_64: $(BINARIES_64)
>>>
>>> -clean:
>>> +override define CLEAN
>>> $(RM) $(BINARIES_32) $(BINARIES_64)
>>> +endef
>>
>> Simpler as:
>>
>> EXTRA_CLEAN := $(BINARIES_32) $(BINARIES_64)
>
> Actually for builds that insist on crapping all over the source tree I've used:
>
> clean:
> rm -rf `cat .cvsignore 2>/dev/null`
>
> David

This will have to be done as a separate change. The warnings I am fixing
are related to common clean target in lib.mk and the need to override.

thanks,
-- Shuah