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[6/7,v4] linux: kconfig needs the toolchain

Message ID 67cb563b2b89c6aed36e2ef6564409678f405e84.1534522005.git.yann.morin.1998@free.fr
State Accepted
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Series [1/7,v4] linux: explain why we need host-{flex, bison} | expand

Commit Message

Yann E. MORIN Aug. 17, 2018, 4:06 p.m. UTC 
Starting with linux-4.18, the kconfig from the kernel can call
to the compiler to test its capabilities; see:

    https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/scripts/Kconfig.include

Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
Cc: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com>
Cc: Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout@mind.be>
Cc: Jan Kundrát <jan.kundrat@cesnet.cz>
Tested-by: Jan Kundrát <jan.kundrat@cesnet.cz>
Reviewed-by: Jan Kundrát <jan.kundrat@cesnet.cz>

---
Changes v1 -> v2:
  - take advantage of the kconfig-package infra  (Thomas)
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 linux/linux.mk | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index d6b0853518..675e7906a8 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@  LINUX_KCONFIG_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	$(BR2_BISON_HOST_DEPENDENCY) \
 	$(BR2_FLEX_HOST_DEPENDENCY)
 
+# Starting with 4.18, the kconfig in the kernel calls the
+# cross-compiler to check its capabilities. So we need the
+# toolchain before we can call the configurators.
+LINUX_KCONFIG_DEPENDENCIES += toolchain
+
 # host tools needed for kernel compression
 ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_LZ4),y)
 LINUX_DEPENDENCIES += host-lz4