Re: [PATCH] build: fix 'dist' and 'syntax-check' targets in VPATH build

[Bernhard Voelker]

On 05/17/2015 05:03 PM, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> * cfg.mk: Various syntax-check adjustments so that it's
> not assumed the $builddir is the base distribution directory.

I'm not sure if it was this commit or an earlier one, but we're
missing some dependencies - IIRC this worked in the past:

  $ make -j clean && make -j syntax-check
  ...
  12.91 require_config_h_first
    AR       lib/libcoreutils.a
  ar: lib/libcoreutils.a: Error reading lib/parse-datetime.o: File truncated
  Makefile:6599: recipe for target 'lib/libcoreutils.a' failed
  make: *** [lib/libcoreutils.a] Error 1
  make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
    AR       lib/libcoreutils.a
  ...
    CCLD     src/ptx
  mv: cannot stat 'src/.deps/factor.Tpo': No such file or directory
  Makefile:8790: recipe for target 'src/factor.o' failed
  make: *** [src/factor.o] Error 1
    CCLD     src/dd
  mv: cannot stat 'src/.deps/copy.Tpo': No such file or directory
  Makefile:8790: recipe for target 'src/copy.o' failed
  make[1]: *** [src/copy.o] Error 1
  make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
  maint.mk:1572: recipe for target 'sc_tight_scope' failed
  make: *** [sc_tight_scope] Error 1

This will be a busy week, so I don't know if I can find some
time to analyze.

Have a nice day,
Berny