[U-Boot] [PATCH 4/5] arm: ensure u-boot only uses relative relocations

[Albert ARIBAUD <albert.u.boot@aribaud.net>]

Hi Beno?t,

On Wed, 15 May 2013 15:49:10 +0200 (CEST), Beno?t Th?baudeau
<benoit.thebaudeau@advansee.com> wrote:

> Hi Albert,
> 
> On Wednesday, May 15, 2013 11:38:37 AM, Albert ARIBAUD wrote:
> > Hi again Beno?t,
> > 
> > On Wed, 15 May 2013 09:46:17 +0200, Albert ARIBAUD
> > <albert.u.boot@aribaud.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Beno?t,
> > > 
> > > On Wed, 15 May 2013 00:12:24 +0200 (CEST), Beno?t Th?baudeau
> > > <benoit.thebaudeau@advansee.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hi Albert,
> > > 
> > > > > --- a/Makefile
> > > > > +++ b/Makefile
> > > > > @@ -746,6 +746,13 @@ tools: $(VERSION_FILE) $(TIMESTAMP_FILE)
> > > > >  	$(MAKE) -C $@ all
> > > > >  endif	# config.mk
> > > > >  
> > > > > +# ARM relocations should all be R_ARM_RELATIVE.
> > > > > +checkarmreloc: $(obj)u-boot
> > > > > +	@if test "R_ARM_RELATIVE" != \
> > > > > +		"`readelf -r $(obj)u-boot | cut -d ' ' -f 4 | grep R_ARM | sort
> > > > > -u`"; \
> > > >                              ^
> > > >                              or $$< to avoid a duplicate?
> > > 
> > > Will fix as suggested.
> > 
> > > > > +		then echo "$(obj)u-boot contains relocations other than \
> > > >                            ^
> > > >                            or $$< too, or no $(obj) prefix@all for
> > > >                            this message?
> > > 
> > > I prefer leaving the prefix so that failures during out-of-tree builds
> > > or during MAKEALL builds with BUILD_NBUILDS>1 log the correct path.
> > 
> > Actually $$< does not work within backquotes unless escaped as a less
> > legible \$\$<, and does not work properly@all within double quotes,
> > whether escaped or not.
> > 
> > Do you prefer that I change only the first $(obj)u-boot into \$\$< and
> > leave the second one untouched, or that I leave both $(obj)u-boot
> > instances as-is for the sake of homogeneity?
> 
> Actually, a single dollar sign (i.e. "$<") would be needed since it must have
> been expanded by make before reaching the shell, and no shell backslash escape
> sequences should be required.
> 
> If this still does not pass smoothly, then I prefer simplicity and homogeneity.

Single unescaped $< works like a charm within backward as well as double
quotes, thanks!

> Best regards,
> Beno?t

Amicalement,
-- 
Albert.