Re: [PATCH 2/2] pm: cpupower: Makefile: better support cross-compiling

[Shuah Khan]

On 9/11/24 19:38, Peng Fan (OSS) wrote:
> From: Peng Fan <peng.fan@xxxxxxx>

Improve subject line. "better support cross-compiling" doesn't
tell me much. "Allow overriding cross-compiling env params" would
is a better subject line for this patch.

> Allow overridding the envs, this will be easier to user Yocto

"Allow overriding the cross-comple env parameters to make it
easier for Yactor users."

Then add what it is like now and how this change helps.

spelling "overridding"?. Run checkpatch on patches before sending.

> cross-compiler toolchains to build cpupower with only two steps:
>
> source (toolchain path)/environment-setup-armv8a-poky-linux
> make

What steps do you have to take without this change? Include that
in the changelog

> Signed-off-by: Peng Fan <peng.fan@xxxxxxx>
> ---
>   tools/power/cpupower/Makefile | 12 ++++++------
>   1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile b/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile
> index 6c02f401069e..e2a48af6fa2a 100644
> --- a/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile
> +++ b/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile
> @@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ INSTALL_SCRIPT = ${INSTALL} -m 644
>   # If you are running a cross compiler, you may want to set this
>   # to something more interesting, like "arm-linux-".  If you want
>   # to compile vs uClibc, that can be done here as well.
> -CROSS = #/usr/i386-linux-uclibc/usr/bin/i386-uclibc-
> -CC = $(CROSS)gcc
> -LD = $(CROSS)gcc
> -AR = $(CROSS)ar
> -STRIP = $(CROSS)strip
> -RANLIB = $(CROSS)ranlib
> +CROSS ?= #/usr/i386-linux-uclibc/usr/bin/i386-uclibc-
> +CC ?= $(CROSS)gcc
> +LD ?= $(CROSS)gcc
> +AR ?= $(CROSS)ar
> +STRIP ?= $(CROSS)strip
> +RANLIB ?= $(CROSS)ranlib
>   HOSTCC = gcc
>   MKDIR = mkdir
>   

Send v2 with cover-letter to make easier for reviewers.

thanks,
-- Shuah