Re: [PATCH 3/4] kbuild: use $(obj)/ instead of $(src)/ for pattern rules for %.[cS]

[Nicolas Schier]

On Tue 16 Apr 2024 21:18:37 GMT, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> Kbuild conventionally uses $(obj)/ for generated files, and $(src)/ for
> checked-in source files. It is merely a convention without any functional
> difference. In fact, $(obj) and $(src) are exactly the same, as defined
> in scripts/Makefile.build:
> 
>   src := $(obj)
> 
> Before changing the semantics of $(src) in the next commit, this commit
> replaces $(obj)/ with $(src)/ in pattern rules where the prerequisite
> might be a generated file.

thanks.  That's a good idea to split both steps.

> C and assembly files are sometimes generated by tools, so they could
> be either generated files or real sources. The $(obj)/ prefix works
> for both cases with the help of VPATH.
> 
> As mentioned above, $(obj) and $(src) are the same at this point, hence
> this commit has no functional change.
> 
> I did not modify scripts/Makefile.userprogs because there is no use
> case where userspace C files are generated.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Nicolas Schier <nicolas@xxxxxxxxx>

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