Re: kbuild 2.5 is ready for inclusion in the 2.5 kernel

Gerd Knorr
2002-05-03T10:10:04Z

> Do it with NO_MAKEFILE_GEN=1 for much, much! faster builds.

What exactly is the reason for this hack, i.e. why kbuild wants to
rebuild the Makefiles every time? Isn't it enougth to do that only
if .config has been touched?

Gerd

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