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-rw-r--r--scripts/Kbuild.include6
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 1a7514f49089..4648ab8f11d4 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -170,9 +170,13 @@ cmd = @$(if $(cmd_$(1)),set -e; $($(quiet)log_print) $(delete-on-interrupt) $(cm
ifneq ($(KBUILD_NOCMDDEP),1)
# Check if both commands are the same including their order. Result is empty
# string if equal. User may override this check using make KBUILD_NOCMDDEP=1
+# If the target does not exist, the *.cmd file should not be included so
+# $(savedcmd_$@) gets empty. Then, target will be built even if $(newer-prereqs)
+# happens to become empty.
cmd-check = $(filter-out $(subst $(space),$(space_escape),$(strip $(savedcmd_$@))), \
$(subst $(space),$(space_escape),$(strip $(cmd_$1))))
else
+# We still need to detect missing targets.
cmd-check = $(if $(strip $(savedcmd_$@)),,1)
endif
@@ -186,6 +190,8 @@ make-cmd = $(call escsq,$(subst $(pound),$$(pound),$(subst $$,$$$$,$(cmd_$(1))))
# Find any prerequisites that are newer than target or that do not exist.
# PHONY targets skipped in both cases.
+# If there is no prerequisite other than phony targets, $(newer-prereqs) becomes
+# empty even if the target does not exist. cmd-check saves this corner case.
newer-prereqs = $(filter-out $(PHONY),$?)
# It is a typical mistake to forget the FORCE prerequisite. Check it here so