On Tuesday 2015-01-27 23:32, Linus Torvalds wrote:
On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 2:14 PM, Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de> wrote:
Sometimes I wish `make modules_install` would run the compile stage as well.. just like `make install` does in autotooled projects.
You should *never* compile things as root.
I certainly agree with you on that. So perhaps make throwing an error instead would be helpful here - "hey there are uncompiled things left, modules_install would give you nonmatching files".
Sadly, I seem to be alone in my hatred of automake/configure/etc.
(Look no further than netdev if you need company.) There are certainly points where it does not excel; however, in a distribution where we have to deal with not just one idiosyncratic build system, but 15+, it is the preferred choice to have especially if and when it comes down having to edit the build instructions for one reason or another. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+owner@opensuse.org