Browse Source

Makefile: fix infinite recursion by dropping non-existent `%.output`

Without the change GNU `make-4.4` falls into infinite recursion of trying
to generate %.output files (bison is not passed flags to generate debug
output).

This happens on GNU `make-4.4` only after GNU make change to more eagerly
rebuild all target outputs in multiple targets:
    https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?63098

The recursion here is the following:

- Makefile depends on *.d files
- *.d files depend on *.c files
- *.c files are generated by bison
- bison is triggered whenever some of it's multiple targets are missing

In our case `%.output` is always missing and bison is always reran.
*.d files are always regenerated on `make` run. And make is always
restarted as *.d files are always regenerated.

The fix removes infeasible `%.output`.

Signed-off-by: Sergei Trofimovich <slyich@gmail.com>
Message-Id: <20220925104203.648449-2-slyich@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
main
Sergei Trofimovich 2 years ago committed by David Gibson
parent
commit
98a07006c4
  1. 2
      Makefile

2
Makefile

@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ clean: libfdt_clean pylibfdt_clean tests_clean @@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ clean: libfdt_clean pylibfdt_clean tests_clean
@$(VECHO) LEX $@
$(LEX) -o$@ $<

%.tab.c %.tab.h %.output: %.y
%.tab.c %.tab.h: %.y
@$(VECHO) BISON $@
$(BISON) -b $(basename $(basename $@)) -d $<


Loading…
Cancel
Save