[PATCH] Re: [RFC] Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt

From: Eli Carter (eli.carter@inet.com)
Date: Tue Jan 07 2003 - 13:09:44 EST


Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> Third version with input from Randy incorporated - thanks!
> Also added LDFLAGS_MODULE
>
> Sam
>
> Linux Kernel Makefiles
>
> This document describes the Linux kernel Makefiles.

This looks like an extremely useful document. A few suggestions attached.

HTH,

Eli
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--- makefiledoc.txt.orig Tue Jan 7 11:43:23 2003
+++ makefiledoc.txt Tue Jan 7 12:05:13 2003
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
 
 --- 4.3 Defining shared libraries
   
- Objects with extension .so is considered shared libraries, and will
+ Objects with extension .so are considered shared libraries, and will
         be compiled as position independent objects.
         Kbuild provides support for shared libraries, but the usage
         shall be restricted.
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@
         as a prerequisite.
         This is possible in two ways:
 
- (1) List the prerequisite explicit in a special rule.
+ (1) List the prerequisite explicitly in a special rule.
 
         Example:
                 #drivers/pci/Makefile
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
                 $(obj)/devlist.h: $(src)/pci.ids $(obj)/gen-devlist
                         ( cd $(obj); ./gen-devlist ) < $<
 
- The target $(obj)/devlist.h will not be build before
+ The target $(obj)/devlist.h will not be built before
         $(obj)/gen-devlist is updated. Note that references to
         the host programs in special rules must be prefixed with $(obj).
 

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