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authorJiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>2015-09-23 13:34:02 +0300
committerArnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>2015-09-28 21:50:55 +0300
commit7c422f5572667fef0db38d2046ecce69dcf0afc8 (patch)
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parent324c824ade1cad094a21e6177b9aa7977146feeb (diff)
downloadlinux-7c422f5572667fef0db38d2046ecce69dcf0afc8.tar.xz
tools build: Build fixdep helper from perf and basic libs
Adding the fixdep target into the Makefile.include to ease up building of fixdep helper, that needs to be built before we dive in to the build itself. The user can invoke the fixdep target to build the helper. Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1443004442-32660-8-git-send-email-jolsa@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
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diff --git a/tools/build/Documentation/Build.txt b/tools/build/Documentation/Build.txt
index 88824359d595..a47bffbae159 100644
--- a/tools/build/Documentation/Build.txt
+++ b/tools/build/Documentation/Build.txt
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ It defines following interface:
make $(build)=ex
+Fixdep
+------
+It is necessary to build the fixdep helper before invoking the build.
+The Makefile.include file adds the fixdep target, that could be
+invoked by the user.
+
+
Rules
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