[PATCH] kbuild: fix typos "prequisites" to "prerequisites"

[PATCH] kbuild: fix typos "prequisites" to "prerequisites"

[Masahiro Yamada]

This typo in scripts/Makefile.build has been present for more than 20
years. It was accidentally copy-pasted to other scripts/Makefile.* files.
Fix them all.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
---

 scripts/Makefile.build     | 2 +-
 scripts/Makefile.modfinal  | 2 +-
 scripts/Makefile.vmlinux   | 2 +-
 scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_o | 2 +-
 4 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index efacca63c897..a5ac8ed1936f 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ $(subdir-ym):
 	need-modorder=$(if $(filter $@/modules.order, $(subdir-modorder)),1) \
 	$(filter $@/%, $(single-subdir-goals))
 
-# Add FORCE to the prequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
+# Add FORCE to the prerequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 PHONY += FORCE
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modfinal b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
index 1fa98b5e952b..306a6bb86e4d 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ endif
 
 targets += $(modules:%.o=%.ko) $(modules:%.o=%.mod.o)
 
-# Add FORCE to the prequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
+# Add FORCE to the prerequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 PHONY += FORCE
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux
index 49946cb96844..5ceecbed31eb 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ targets += vmlinux
 vmlinux: scripts/link-vmlinux.sh vmlinux.o $(KBUILD_LDS) FORCE
 	+$(call if_changed_dep,link_vmlinux)
 
-# Add FORCE to the prequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
+# Add FORCE to the prerequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 PHONY += FORCE
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_o b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_o
index 6de297916ce6..d64070b6b4bc 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_o
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_o
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ targets += modules.builtin
 modules.builtin: modules.builtin.modinfo FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,modules_builtin)
 
-# Add FORCE to the prequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
+# Add FORCE to the prerequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 PHONY += FORCE
-- 
2.43.0

Re: [PATCH] kbuild: fix typos "prequisites" to "prerequisites"

[Nathan Chancellor]

On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 04:07:11PM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> This typo in scripts/Makefile.build has been present for more than 20
> years. It was accidentally copy-pasted to other scripts/Makefile.* files.
> Fix them all.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>

Ha, cute, good catch!

Reviewed-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>

> ---
> 
>  scripts/Makefile.build     | 2 +-
>  scripts/Makefile.modfinal  | 2 +-
>  scripts/Makefile.vmlinux   | 2 +-
>  scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_o | 2 +-
>  4 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
> index efacca63c897..a5ac8ed1936f 100644
> --- a/scripts/Makefile.build
> +++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
> @@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ $(subdir-ym):
>  	need-modorder=$(if $(filter $@/modules.order, $(subdir-modorder)),1) \
>  	$(filter $@/%, $(single-subdir-goals))
>  
> -# Add FORCE to the prequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
> +# Add FORCE to the prerequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
>  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  
>  PHONY += FORCE
> diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modfinal b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
> index 1fa98b5e952b..306a6bb86e4d 100644
> --- a/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
> +++ b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
> @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ endif
>  
>  targets += $(modules:%.o=%.ko) $(modules:%.o=%.mod.o)
>  
> -# Add FORCE to the prequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
> +# Add FORCE to the prerequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
>  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  
>  PHONY += FORCE
> diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux
> index 49946cb96844..5ceecbed31eb 100644
> --- a/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux
> +++ b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux
> @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ targets += vmlinux
>  vmlinux: scripts/link-vmlinux.sh vmlinux.o $(KBUILD_LDS) FORCE
>  	+$(call if_changed_dep,link_vmlinux)
>  
> -# Add FORCE to the prequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
> +# Add FORCE to the prerequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
>  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  
>  PHONY += FORCE
> diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_o b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_o
> index 6de297916ce6..d64070b6b4bc 100644
> --- a/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_o
> +++ b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_o
> @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ targets += modules.builtin
>  modules.builtin: modules.builtin.modinfo FORCE
>  	$(call if_changed,modules_builtin)
>  
> -# Add FORCE to the prequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
> +# Add FORCE to the prerequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
>  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  
>  PHONY += FORCE
> -- 
> 2.43.0
>