[PATCH] kbuild: deb-pkg: fix build error with O=

From: Masahiro Yamada
Date: Sun Dec 08 2024 - 02:57:06 EST


Since commit 13b25489b6f8 ("kbuild: change working directory to external
module directory with M="), the Debian package build fails if a relative
path is specified with the O= option.

$ make O=build bindeb-pkg
[ snip ]
dpkg-deb: building package 'linux-image-6.13.0-rc1' in '../linux-image-6.13.0-rc1_6.13.0-rc1-6_amd64.deb'.
Rebuilding host programs with x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc...
make[6]: Entering directory '/home/masahiro/linux/build'
/home/masahiro/linux/Makefile:190: *** specified kernel directory "build" does not exist. Stop.

This occurs because the sub_make_done flag is cleared, even though the
working directory is already in the output directory.

Passing KBUILD_OUTPUT=. resolves the issue.

Fixes: 13b25489b6f8 ("kbuild: change working directory to external module directory with M=")
Reported-by: Charlie Jenkins <charlie@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/Z1DnP-GJcfseyrM3@ghost/
Tested-by: Charlie Jenkins <charlie@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Charlie Jenkins <charlie@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx>
---

scripts/package/install-extmod-build | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/package/install-extmod-build b/scripts/package/install-extmod-build
index 64d958ee45f3..d3c5b104c063 100755
--- a/scripts/package/install-extmod-build
+++ b/scripts/package/install-extmod-build
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ if [ "${CC}" != "${HOSTCC}" ]; then
#
# Use the single-target build to avoid the modpost invocation, which
# would overwrite Module.symvers.
- "${MAKE}" HOSTCC="${CC}" KBUILD_EXTMOD="${destdir}" scripts/
+ "${MAKE}" HOSTCC="${CC}" KBUILD_OUTPUT=. KBUILD_EXTMOD="${destdir}" scripts/

cat <<-'EOF' > "${destdir}/scripts/Kbuild"
subdir-y := basic
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ if [ "${CC}" != "${HOSTCC}" ]; then
EOF

# Run once again to rebuild scripts/basic/ and scripts/mod/modpost.
- "${MAKE}" HOSTCC="${CC}" KBUILD_EXTMOD="${destdir}" scripts/
+ "${MAKE}" HOSTCC="${CC}" KBUILD_OUTPUT=. KBUILD_EXTMOD="${destdir}" scripts/

rm -f "${destdir}/Kbuild" "${destdir}/scripts/Kbuild"
fi
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2.43.0