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Re: Kernel Build System: Using the same name as module and source file

Hello,

Bernhard Walle <bernhard.walle@xxxxxx> [2006-04-02]:
> Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx> [2006-04-01]:
> > On Sat, Apr 01, 2006 at 11:16:32AM -0800, Arun Srinivasan wrote:
> > 
> > > yes.It is possible.I had a Makefile for a situation like this as:
> > > 
> > > #this builds a module a.o from (a.c and b.c)
> > > obj-m += a.o
> > > a-objs := b.o
> > > export-objs := b.o ##a.o needs some symbol exported by b.o##
> > > obj-m += b.o
> > > include $(TOPDIR)/Rules.make
> > > 
> > > For further reference see http://lwn.net/Articles/21835/
> > 
> > What you are writing doesn't make any sense:
> 
> Well, but it works.
> 
>     obj-m   := a.o
>     a-objs  := b.o

You're right, it doesn't work. :)


Regards,
  Bernhard
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