[PATCH v2] cpupower: Add 'help' target to the main Makefile

From: Roman Storozhenko
Date: Sat Jun 15 2024 - 09:26:28 EST


Make "cpupower" building process more user friendly by adding 'help'
target to the main makefile. This target describes various build
and cleaning options available to the user.

Signed-off-by: Roman Storozhenko <romeusmeister@xxxxxxxxx>
---
V1 -> V2:
- Enchanced patch description
- Reformat patch
- Link v1: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pm/20240614-make-help-v1-1-513118646b71@xxxxxxxxx/
---
tools/power/cpupower/Makefile | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile b/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile
index b53753dee02f..cd0225a312b4 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile
@@ -332,4 +332,39 @@ uninstall:
rm -f $(DESTDIR)${localedir}/$$HLANG/LC_MESSAGES/cpupower.mo; \
done;

-.PHONY: all utils libcpupower update-po create-gmo install-lib install-tools install-man install-gmo install uninstall clean
+help:
+ @echo 'Building targets:'
+ @echo ' all - Default target. Could be omitted. Put build artifacts'
+ @echo ' to "O" cmdline option dir (default: current dir)'
+ @echo ' install - Install previously built project files from the output'
+ @echo ' dir defined by "O" cmdline option (default: current dir)'
+ @echo ' to the install dir defined by "DESTDIR" cmdline or'
+ @echo ' Makefile config block option (default: "")'
+ @echo ' install-lib - Install previously built library binary from the output'
+ @echo ' dir defined by "O" cmdline option (default: current dir)'
+ @echo ' and library headers from "lib/" for userspace to the install'
+ @echo ' dir defined by "DESTDIR" cmdline (default: "")'
+ @echo ' install-tools - Install previously built "cpupower" util from the output'
+ @echo ' dir defined by "O" cmdline option (default: current dir) and'
+ @echo ' "cpupower-completion.sh" script from the src dir to the'
+ @echo ' install dir defined by "DESTDIR" cmdline or Makefile'
+ @echo ' config block option (default: "")'
+ @echo ' install-man - Install man pages from the "man" src subdir to the'
+ @echo ' install dir defined by "DESTDIR" cmdline or Makefile'
+ @echo ' config block option (default: "")'
+ @echo ' install-gmo - Install previously built language files from the output'
+ @echo ' dir defined by "O" cmdline option (default: current dir)'
+ @echo ' to the install dir defined by "DESTDIR" cmdline or Makefile'
+ @echo ' config block option (default: "")'
+ @echo ' install-bench - Install previously built "cpufreq-bench" util files from the'
+ @echo ' output dir defined by "O" cmdline option (default: current dir)'
+ @echo ' to the install dir defined by "DESTDIR" cmdline or Makefile'
+ @echo ' config block option (default: "")'
+ @echo ''
+ @echo 'Cleaning targets:'
+ @echo ' clean - Clean build artifacts from the dir defined by "O" cmdline'
+ @echo ' option (default: current dir)'
+ @echo ' uninstall - Remove previously installed files from the dir defined by "DESTDIR"'
+ @echo ' cmdline or Makefile config block option (default: "")'
+
+.PHONY: all utils libcpupower update-po create-gmo install-lib install-tools install-man install-gmo install uninstall clean help
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