Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] kbuild: fix host progs build with libs in non standard locations

[Robin Jarry]

2018-02-27, Josh Poimboeuf:
> In Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt, we have the following environment
> variables:
> 
>   KCFLAGS
>   --------------------------------------------------
>   Additional options to the C compiler (for built-in and modules).
>   
>   CFLAGS_KERNEL
>   --------------------------------------------------
>   Additional options for $(CC) when used to compile
>   code that is compiled as built-in.
>   
>   CFLAGS_MODULE
>   --------------------------------------------------
>   Additional module specific options to use for $(CC).
>   
>   LDFLAGS_MODULE
>   --------------------------------------------------
>   Additional options used for $(LD) when linking modules.
>   
>   LDFLAGS_vmlinux
>   --------------------------------------------------
>   Additional options passed to final link of vmlinux.
> 
> So instead of
> 
>   HOST_CFLAGS
>   HOST_LDFLAGS
> 
> maybe it would be more consistent to call them
> 
>   CFLAGS_HOST
>   LDFLAGS_HOST
> 
> ?

I had missed this file. Indeed {C,LD}FLAGS_HOST are much less confusing!

> Also, the new environment variables should be documented in the above
> file.

Sure, I'll do that. However, I feel like I should also leave the
paragraph in Documentation/admin-guide/README.txt.

What do you think?

-- 
Robin