From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:39:20 +1100 From: David Gibson To: Kumar Gala Subject: Re: [DTC][PATCH] Fix cross-compile building Message-ID: <20071217053920.GD3477@localhost.localdomain> References: <20071208003604.GH566@localhost.localdomain> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, Jon Loeliger , stuarth@freescale.com List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 11:57:48PM -0600, Kumar Gala wrote: > > On Dec 7, 2007, at 6:36 PM, David Gibson wrote: > > > On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 12:28:20PM -0600, Kumar Gala wrote: > >> From: Stuart Hughes > >> > >> This patch allows you to build the DTC source without making the > >> tests directory. This is necessary when cross compiling as the > >> dumptest (and other) files cannot be run/used on the host system. > >> To use this use: 'make TESTS=' > > > > I think this is a silly way of doing this. Instead create a new > > target which builds everything but the tests. > > > > Say, > > > > all: cross tests > > > > cross: dtc ftdump libfdt > > shouldn't we do this the other way around, it seems odd to build the > tests always or at least as part of the all target. Hrm. Yeah, I guess so. The idea was to encourage the tests to be used as much as possible, but I guess there's not all that much value to building them without running them. Patch forthcoming. -- David Gibson | I'll have my music baroque, and my code david AT gibson.dropbear.id.au | minimalist, thank you. NOT _the_ _other_ | _way_ _around_! http://www.ozlabs.org/~dgibson