On Tue, 19 Sep 2000, Daniel Lange wrote:
> Hi all,
> I don't know how relevant to this list my question is, as I'm a quite
> new subscriber, but I was perusing the linux kernel (2.2.16) Makefiles and
> ran into this in /usr/src/linux/net/ethernet/Makefile:
>
> tar -cvf /dev/f1 .
>
I think you found an old remanent of something that's not used
anymore. It exists even in 2.2.15:
./net/unix/Makefile:tar:
./net/802/Makefile:tar:
./net/appletalk/Makefile:tar:
./net/ax25/Makefile:tar:
./net/core/Makefile:tar:
./net/ethernet/Makefile:tar:
./net/ipv4/Makefile:tar:
./net/ipx/Makefile:tar:
./net/netrom/Makefile:tar:
./net/bridge/Makefile:tar:
./net/lapb/Makefile:tar:
./net/x25/Makefile:tar:
./net/rose/Makefile:tar:
./net/wanrouter/Makefile:tar:
./net/irda/Makefile:tar:
./net/irda/compressors/Makefile:tar:
./net/irda/ircomm/Makefile:tar:
./net/irda/irlan/Makefile:tar:
`make -C $dir tar` is never executed from the top Makefile
so it will never happen.
Cheers,
Dick Johnson
Penguin : Linux version 2.2.15 on an i686 machine (797.90 BogoMips).
"Memory is like gasoline. You use it up when you are running. Of
course you get it all back when you reboot..."; Actual explanation
obtained from the Micro$oft help desk.
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