X-Git-Url: http://git.rot13.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fkbuild%2Fmakefiles.txt;h=bb5306e9a5c331c781aceef4d168c8710d482cb4;hb=4aa9ab67fb9c0dfdb1692f4ec413120832a22ddc;hp=50f4eddf899cac4a06724355a2fd26299ab6909d;hpb=13bbd8d90647132fc295d73b122567eb8987d298;p=powerpc.git diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt index 50f4eddf89..bb5306e9a5 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ This document describes the Linux kernel Makefiles. --- 6.1 Set variables to tweak the build to the architecture --- 6.2 Add prerequisites to archprepare: --- 6.3 List directories to visit when descending - --- 6.4 Architecture specific boot images + --- 6.4 Architecture-specific boot images --- 6.5 Building non-kbuild targets --- 6.6 Commands useful for building a boot image --- 6.7 Custom kbuild commands @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ more details, with real examples. Example: obj-y += foo.o - This tell kbuild that there is one object in that directory, named + This tells kbuild that there is one object in that directory, named foo.o. foo.o will be built from foo.c or foo.S. If foo.o shall be built as a module, the variable obj-m is used. @@ -227,9 +227,9 @@ more details, with real examples. be included in a library, lib.a. All objects listed with lib-y are combined in a single library for that directory. - Objects that are listed in obj-y and additionaly listed in - lib-y will not be included in the library, since they will anyway - be accessible. + Objects that are listed in obj-y and additionally listed in + lib-y will not be included in the library, since they will + be accessible anyway. For consistency, objects listed in lib-m will be included in lib.a. Note that the same kbuild makefile may list files to be built-in @@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ more details, with real examples. Special rules are used when the kbuild infrastructure does not provide the required support. A typical example is header files generated during the build process. - Another example are the architecture specific Makefiles which + Another example are the architecture-specific Makefiles which need special rules to prepare boot images etc. Special rules are written as normal Make rules. @@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ more details, with real examples. #arch/i386/kernel/Makefile vsyscall-flags += $(call ld-option, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=sysv) - In the above example vsyscall-flags will be assigned the option + In the above example, vsyscall-flags will be assigned the option -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=sysv if it is supported by $(CC). The second argument is optional, and if supplied will be used if first argument is not supported. @@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ more details, with real examples. #arch/i386/Makefile cflags-y += $(call cc-option,-march=pentium-mmx,-march=i586) - In the above example cflags-y will be assigned the option + In the above example, cflags-y will be assigned the option -march=pentium-mmx if supported by $(CC), otherwise -march=i586. The second argument to cc-option is optional, and if omitted, cflags-y will be assigned no value if first option is not supported. @@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ Both possibilities are described in the following. Host programs can be made up based on composite objects. The syntax used to define composite objects for host programs is similar to the syntax used for kernel objects. - $(-objs) lists all objects used to link the final + $(-objs) lists all objects used to link the final executable. Example: @@ -750,10 +750,10 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): located at the root of the obj tree. The very first objects linked are listed in head-y, assigned by arch/$(ARCH)/Makefile. -7) Finally, the architecture specific part does any required post processing +7) Finally, the architecture-specific part does any required post processing and builds the final bootimage. - This includes building boot records - - Preparing initrd images and thelike + - Preparing initrd images and the like --- 6.1 Set variables to tweak the build to the architecture @@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): $(head-y) lists objects to be linked first in vmlinux. $(libs-y) lists directories where a lib.a archive can be located. - The rest lists directories where a built-in.o object file can be + The rest list directories where a built-in.o object file can be located. $(init-y) objects will be located after $(head-y). @@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): $(core-y), $(libs-y), $(drivers-y) and $(net-y). The top level Makefile defines values for all generic directories, - and arch/$(ARCH)/Makefile only adds architecture specific directories. + and arch/$(ARCH)/Makefile only adds architecture-specific directories. Example: #arch/sparc64/Makefile @@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): drivers-$(CONFIG_OPROFILE) += arch/sparc64/oprofile/ ---- 6.4 Architecture specific boot images +--- 6.4 Architecture-specific boot images An arch Makefile specifies goals that take the vmlinux file, compress it, wrap it in bootstrapping code, and copy the resulting files @@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): "$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=" is the recommended way to invoke make in a subdirectory. - There are no rules for naming architecture specific targets, + There are no rules for naming architecture-specific targets, but executing "make help" will list all relevant targets. To support this, $(archhelp) must be defined. @@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): $(call if_changed,ld/objcopy/gzip) When the rule is evaluated, it is checked to see if any files - needs an update, or the command line has changed since the last + need an update, or the command line has changed since the last invocation. The latter will force a rebuild if any options to the executable have changed. Any target that utilises if_changed must be listed in $(targets), @@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): In this example, there are two possible targets, requiring different options to the linker. The linker options are specified using the LDFLAGS_$@ syntax - one for each potential target. - $(targets) are assinged all potential targets, by which kbuild knows + $(targets) are assigned all potential targets, by which kbuild knows the targets and will: 1) check for commandline changes 2) delete target during make clean @@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): assignment. The kbuild infrastructure for *lds file are used in several - architecture specific files. + architecture-specific files. === 7 Kbuild Variables @@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ The top Makefile exports the following variables: This variable defines a place for the arch Makefiles to install the resident kernel image and System.map file. - Use this for architecture specific install targets. + Use this for architecture-specific install targets. INSTALL_MOD_PATH, MODLIB