kbuild: gitignore output directory (3a51ff34) · Commits · 戴 / test

When compiling into output directory using O=, many files created under KBUILD_OUTPUT that git considers as new ones; git clients, ex. "git gui" lists it, and it clutters file list making it difficult to see what was really changed Generate .gitignore in output directory that ignores all its content Signed-off-by:

Vladimir Kondratiev <vladimir.kondratiev@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by:

Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>

Makefile

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		@@ -483,10 +483,13 @@ PHONY += outputmakefile
		# outputmakefile generates a Makefile in the output directory, if using a
		# separate output directory. This allows convenient use of make in the
		# output directory.
		# At the same time when output Makefile generated, generate .gitignore to
		# ignore whole output directory
		outputmakefile:
		ifneq ($(KBUILD_SRC),)
		$(Q)ln -fsn $(srctree) source
		$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/mkmakefile $(srctree)
		$(Q){ echo "# this is build directory, ignore it"; echo "*"; } > .gitignore
		endif

		ifneq ($(shell $(CC) --version 2>&1 \| head -n 1 \| grep clang),)

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