linux/Documentation/kbuild
HONG Yifan ceff0757f5 kbuild: rust: add PROCMACROLDFLAGS
These are flags to be passed when linking proc macros for the Rust
toolchain. If unset, it defaults to $(KBUILD_HOSTLDFLAGS).

This is needed because the list of flags to link hostprogs is not
necessarily the same as the list of flags used to link libmacros.so.
When we build proc macros, we need the latter, not the former (e.g. when
using a Rust compiler binary linked to a different C library than host
programs).

To distinguish between the two, introduce this new variable to stand
out from KBUILD_HOSTLDFLAGS used to link other host progs.

Signed-off-by: HONG Yifan <elsk@google.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241017210430.2401398-2-elsk@google.com
[ v3:

  - `export`ed the variable. Otherwise it would not be visible in
    `rust/Makefile`.

  - Removed "additional" from the documentation and commit message,
    since this actually replaces the other flags, unlike other cases.

  - Added example of use case to documentation and commit message.
    Thanks Alice for the details on what Google needs!

  - Instead of `HOSTLDFLAGS`, used `KBUILD_HOSTLDFLAGS` as the fallback
    to preserve the previous behavior as much as possible, as discussed
    with Alice/Yifan. Thus moved the variable down too (currently we
    do not modify `KBUILD_HOSTLDFLAGS` elsewhere) and avoided
    mentioning `HOSTLDFLAGS` directly in the documentation.

  - Fixed documentation header formatting.

  - Reworded slightly.

         - Miguel ]
Tested-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
Reviewed-by: HONG Yifan <elsk@google.com>
Acked-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241112184455.855133-1-ojeda@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>
2025-01-15 09:53:54 +01:00
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gcc-plugins.rst docs/core-api: expand Fedora instructions for GCC plugins 2022-09-27 13:21:44 -06:00
headers_install.rst Kbuild updates for v5.3 2019-07-12 16:03:16 -07:00
index.rst Kbuild updates for v5.7 2020-03-31 16:03:39 -07:00
issues.rst docs: kbuild: fix build with pdf and fix some minor issues 2019-07-15 11:03:04 -03:00
kbuild.rst kbuild: rust: add PROCMACROLDFLAGS 2025-01-15 09:53:54 +01:00
kconfig-language.rst kconfig: remove support for "bool" prompt for choice entries 2024-11-04 17:53:09 +09:00
kconfig-macro-language.rst kconfig: doc: fix $(fileno) to $(filename) 2020-12-21 16:01:44 +09:00
Kconfig.recursion-issue-01 docs: kconfig: Fix grammar and formatting 2024-02-15 06:55:47 +09:00
Kconfig.recursion-issue-02 docs: use the lore redirector everywhere 2021-10-12 13:58:19 -06:00
kconfig.rst docs: kbuild/kconfig: reformat/cleanup 2024-02-19 18:20:39 +09:00
Kconfig.select-break
llvm.rst sparc/build: Add SPARC target flags for compiling with clang 2024-11-16 09:52:56 +01:00
makefiles.rst kbuild: change working directory to external module directory with M= 2024-11-28 08:10:23 +09:00
modules.rst kbuild: allow to start building external modules in any directory 2024-11-28 08:11:55 +09:00
reproducible-builds.rst Documentation: kbuild: Add description of git for reproducible builds 2022-10-28 00:16:29 +09:00