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    kbuild: allow Kbuild to start from any directory · 25b146c5
    Masahiro Yamada authored
    
    
    Kbuild always runs in the top of the output directory.
    
    If Make starts in the source directory with O=, it relocates the
    working directory to the location specified by O=.
    
    Also, users can start build from the output directory by using the
    Makefile generated by scripts/mkmakefile.
    
    With a little more effort, Kbuild will be able to start from any
    directory path.
    
    This commit allows to specify the source directory by using
    the -f option.
    
    For example, you can do:
    
      $ cd path/to/output/dir
      $ make -f path/to/source/dir/Makefile
    
    Or, for the equivalent behavior, you can do:
    
      $ make O=path/to/output/dir -f path/to/source/dir/Makefile
    
    KBUILD_SRC is now deprecated.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarMasahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>
    Reviewed-by: default avatarKieran Bingham <kbingham@kernel.org>
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