Top "Kbuild" questions

What exactly does Linux kernel's `make defconfig` do?

I can use the following command to create a Linux kernel .config file based on a specified architecture default for …

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How to create a defconfig file from a .config?

I have done make menuconfig for a board defconfig and modified few configurations. When I select save, a new .config …

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How to use make and compile as C99?

I'm trying to compile a linux kernel module using a Makefile: obj-m += main.o all: make -C /lib/modules/$(shell …

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How to get the .config from a Linux kernel image?

I have a Linux kernel image in elf format and I want to find out what .config file was used …

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Building an out-of-tree Linux kernel module in a separate object directory

I'm confronting the Linux kernel build system (Kbuild, kernel ≥2.6.28) with the directory structure and build system for a larger project. …

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What are the codes such as CC, LD and CC[M] output when compiling the Linux kernel?

While compiling Linux from scratch I realize that there are compile codes that appear while compiling. For example CC filename , …

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How does kbuild actually work?

When i'm developing a linux driver, i've read about how to write linux kbuild makefile through this document I know …

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