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-rw-r--r--tools/build/Documentation/Build.txt7
-rw-r--r--tools/build/Makefile.include5
-rw-r--r--tools/build/tests/ex/Makefile8
3 files changed, 17 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tools/build/Documentation/Build.txt b/tools/build/Documentation/Build.txt
index 88824359d595..a47bffbae159 100644
--- a/tools/build/Documentation/Build.txt
+++ b/tools/build/Documentation/Build.txt
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ It defines following interface:
make $(build)=ex
+Fixdep
+------
+It is necessary to build the fixdep helper before invoking the build.
+The Makefile.include file adds the fixdep target, that could be
+invoked by the user.
+
+
Rules
-----
diff --git a/tools/build/Makefile.include b/tools/build/Makefile.include
index 91bc60616de5..6572bb023543 100644
--- a/tools/build/Makefile.include
+++ b/tools/build/Makefile.include
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
build := -f $(srctree)/tools/build/Makefile.build dir=. obj
+
+fixdep:
+ $(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(srctree)/tools/build fixdep
+
+.PHONY: fixdep
diff --git a/tools/build/tests/ex/Makefile b/tools/build/tests/ex/Makefile
index f279b84cb859..c50d5782ad5a 100644
--- a/tools/build/tests/ex/Makefile
+++ b/tools/build/tests/ex/Makefile
@@ -3,18 +3,20 @@ export CC := gcc
export LD := ld
export AR := ar
+ex:
+
include $(srctree)/tools/build/Makefile.include
ex: ex-in.o libex-in.o
gcc -o $@ $^
-ex.%: FORCE
+ex.%: fixdep FORCE
make -f $(srctree)/tools/build/Makefile.build dir=. $@
-ex-in.o: FORCE
+ex-in.o: fixdep FORCE
make $(build)=ex
-libex-in.o: FORCE
+libex-in.o: fixdep FORCE
make $(build)=libex
clean: