[PATCH] kbuild: allow to use GCC toolchain not in Clang search path

From: Stefan Agner
Date: Mon Sep 17 2018 - 22:32:12 EST


When using a GCC cross toolchain which is not in a compiled in
Clang search path, Clang reverts to the system assembler and
linker. This leads to assembler or linker errors, depending on
which tool is first used for a given architecture.

It seems that Clang is not searching $PATH for a matching
assembler or linker.

Make sure that Clang picks up the correct assembler or linker by
passing the cross compilers bin directory as search path.

This allows to use Clang provided by distributions with GCC
toolchains not in /usr/bin.

Link: https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/78
Signed-off-by: Stefan Agner <stefan@xxxxxxxx>
---
Nick, I removed your Reviewed-by since I had to change variable
assignment slightly...

Makefile | 8 +++++---
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4d5c883a98e5..d5de2db4b549 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -495,13 +495,15 @@ endif
ifeq ($(cc-name),clang)
ifneq ($(CROSS_COMPILE),)
CLANG_TARGET := --target=$(notdir $(CROSS_COMPILE:%-=%))
-GCC_TOOLCHAIN := $(realpath $(dir $(shell which $(LD)))/..)
+GCC_TOOLCHAIN_DIR := $(dir $(shell which $(LD)))
+CLANG_PREFIX := --prefix=$(GCC_TOOLCHAIN_DIR)
+GCC_TOOLCHAIN := $(realpath $(GCC_TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/..)
endif
ifneq ($(GCC_TOOLCHAIN),)
CLANG_GCC_TC := --gcc-toolchain=$(GCC_TOOLCHAIN)
endif
-KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(CLANG_TARGET) $(CLANG_GCC_TC)
-KBUILD_AFLAGS += $(CLANG_TARGET) $(CLANG_GCC_TC)
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(CLANG_TARGET) $(CLANG_GCC_TC) $(CLANG_PREFIX)
+KBUILD_AFLAGS += $(CLANG_TARGET) $(CLANG_GCC_TC) $(CLANG_PREFIX)
KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -no-integrated-as)
KBUILD_AFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -no-integrated-as)
endif
--
2.19.0