Re: [PATCH net-next] tools: ynl: Fix out-of-tree build for ynltool

[Bobby Eshleman]

On Thu, Sep 10, 2026 at 11:12:24PM +0200, Maxime Chevallier wrote:
> Hi Bobby,
> 
> On 9/10/26 19:10, Bobby Eshleman wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 09, 2026 at 09:11:54AM +0200, Maxime Chevallier (Netdev Foundation) wrote:
> >> After the blamed commit, running a out-of-tree build for ynltool fails :
> >>
> >>   # make -C tools/net/ynl/ynltool O=/tmp/o1
> >>   make: Entering directory 'tools/net/ynl/ynltool'
> >>   make: *** No rule to make target '/tmp/o1/json_writer.o', needed by '/tmp/o1/ynltool'.  Stop.
> >>
> >> ynltool's Makefile correctly accounts for $(OUTPUT) to get the list of
> >> object files to generate :
> >>
> >> OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,$(OUTPUT)%.o,$(SRCS))
> >>
> >> but it never actually set $(OUTPUT) before the blamed commit, meaning
> >> that out-of-tree buils of ynltool were always actually in-tree.
> >>
> >> Now, the O= parameter is correctly accounted for, and the %o: %c rule fails.
> >>
> >> Let's update the %o: %c rule to also use $(OUTPUT).
> >>
> >> Reported-by: Bobby Eshleman <bobbyeshleman@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/aqCyWQxqKDuQnZYR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> >> Fixes: 917f713b4ec4 ("tools: ynl: Allow cross-compiling ynl and associated tools")
> >> Signed-off-by: Maxime Chevallier (Netdev Foundation) <maxime.chevallier@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> [...]
> 
> > Reviewed-by: Bobby Eshleman <bobbyeshleman@xxxxxxxx>
> 
> Thanks :)
> 
> Nicolai noted that there's another improvement to be made, as we don't
> account for modifications made to .h files. The diff would be :
> 
> -include $(wildcard *.d)
> +include $(wildcard $(OUTPUT)*.d)
> 
> See [1].
> 
> May I keep your review tag if I add the above diff in v2 ?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Maxime

Yes, np, feel free to carry it forward!

Best,
Bobby