Re: [PATCH v2] tools/counter: Makefile: Replace rmdir by rm to avoid make,clean failure

[Anh Tuan Phan <tuananhlfc@gmail.com>]

On 7/21/23 20:10, William Breathitt Gray wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 10:44:56PM +0700, Anh Tuan Phan wrote:
>> Use rm -df instead of rmdir -p since rmdir requires the directory exist
>> so it causes "make -C tools clean" failed if someone only builds other
>> tools but not counter.
>>
>> Fixes: 228354ed692f ("tools/counter: Makefile: Remove lingering
>> 'include' directories on make clean")
> 
> Hi Anh,
> 
> Tags should span a single line even if they are long. This is minor
> enough that I will clean it as I pick up the patch so no need to worry
> about it this time. In the future, run script/checkpatch.pl on your
> patches to catch these type of mistakes that are easy to miss.
> 
> I'll queue this patch for the counter-fixes branch.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> William Breathitt Gray
> 

Thanks for helping me correct the patch, will run the script in the future.

Best,
Anh

>> Signed-off-by: Anh Tuan Phan <tuananhlfc@gmail.com>
>> ---
>> Changes from v1:
>> - Use rm -df instead of checking the directory exists
>> - Add Fixes tag
>> - Update the patch title
>> Reference:
>> - v1:
>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/362e127d-6018-5fc6-247b-3c729b99d946@gmail.com/
>> ---
>>  tools/counter/Makefile | 3 ++-
>>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/tools/counter/Makefile b/tools/counter/Makefile
>> index a0f4cab71fe5..b2c2946f44c9 100644
>> --- a/tools/counter/Makefile
>> +++ b/tools/counter/Makefile
>> @@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ $(OUTPUT)counter_example: $(COUNTER_EXAMPLE)
>>  clean:
>>  	rm -f $(ALL_PROGRAMS)
>>  	rm -rf $(OUTPUT)include/linux/counter.h
>> -	rmdir -p $(OUTPUT)include/linux
>> +	rm -df $(OUTPUT)include/linux
>> +	rm -df $(OUTPUT)include
>>  	find $(or $(OUTPUT),.) -name '*.o' -delete -o -name '\.*.d' -delete
>>
>>  install: $(ALL_PROGRAMS)
>> -- 
>> 2.34.1