kbuild: fix "Argument list too long" error for "make headers_check",

I'm trying to install kernel headers to build a cross-toolchain, but got the following: make ARCH=arm INSTALL_HDR_PATH=/work/psl/eldk-builds/arm-2009-04-21/work/var/tmp/crosstool-0.43-3-root/usr/crosstool/gcc-4.2.2-glibc-20070515T2025-eldk/ +arm-linux-gnueabi/arm-linux-gnueabi/ headers_check ... CHECK include/linux/raid (2 files) CHECK include/linux/spi (1 files) CHECK include/linux/sunrpc (1 files) CHECK include/linux/tc_act (6 files) CHECK include/linux/tc_ematch (4 files) CHECK include/linux/usb (8 files) make[2]: execvp: /bin/sh: Argument list too long make[2]: *** [/work/psl/eldk-builds/arm-2009-04-21/work/var/tmp/crosstool-0.43-3-root/usr/crosstool/gcc-4.2.2-glibc-20070515T2025-eldk/arm-linux-gnueab +i/arm-linux-gnueabi//include/linux/.check] Error 127 make[1]: *** [linux] Error 2 make: *** [headers_check] Error 2 -> Introduce use of xargs to fix this. Signed-off-by: Sergei Poselenov <[email protected]> Cc: Wolfgang Denk <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <[email protected]>
jbg · Jun 9, 2009 · 7211b8b · 7211b8b
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commit 7211b8b
Showing 1 changed file with 6 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.headersinst b/scripts/Makefile.headersinst
@@ -54,8 +54,12 @@ quiet_cmd_remove = REMOVE  $(unwanted)
       cmd_remove = rm -f $(unwanted-file)
 
 quiet_cmd_check = CHECK   $(printdir) ($(words $(all-files)) files)
-      cmd_check = $(PERL) $< $(INSTALL_HDR_PATH)/include $(SRCARCH) \
-                  $(addprefix $(install)/, $(all-files));           \
+# Headers list can be pretty long, xargs helps to avoid
+# the "Argument list too long" error.
+      cmd_check = for f in $(all-files); do                          \
+                  echo "$(install)/$${f}"; done                      \
+                  | xargs                                            \
+                  $(PERL) $< $(INSTALL_HDR_PATH)/include $(SRCARCH); \
 	          touch $@
 
 PHONY += __headersinst __headerscheck