GNU make allows:
TARGETS ...: TARGET-PATTERN: DEP-PATTERNS ...
COMMANDS
...
This form is employed here.
Could the kernel makefile hackers check this patch, and if ok, submit it
to Linus please?
--- linux/Rules.make.orig Sat Sep 4 19:00:30 1999
+++ linux/Rules.make Sat Nov 20 10:45:56 1999
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@
endif # CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
ifneq "$(strip $(SYMTAB_OBJS))" ""
-$(SYMTAB_OBJS): $(TOPDIR)/include/linux/modversions.h $(SYMTAB_OBJS:.o=.c)
+$(SYMTAB_OBJS): $(TOPDIR)/include/linux/modversions.h
+$(SYMTAB_OBJS): %.o: %.c
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_$@) -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -c $(@:.o=.c)
@ ( \
echo 'ifeq ($(strip $(subst $(comma),:,$(CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_$@) -DEXPORT_SYMTAB)),$$(strip $$(subst $$(comma),:,$$(CFLAGS) $$(EXTRA_CFLAGS) $$(CFLAGS_$@) -DEXPORT_SYMTAB)))' ; \
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