Update the build system for pristine source directory builds. This

update is primarily work done by Larry Doolittle, but I did some
touchups of my own to make it work for me,
 -Erik

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/mk_loop_h.sh b/mk_loop_h.sh
index c33c010ca..71c987376 100755
--- a/mk_loop_h.sh
+++ b/mk_loop_h.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Figure out (i) the type of dev_t (ii) the defines for loop stuff
 #
-
-rm -f loop.h
+# Output of this script is normally redirected to "loop.h".
 
 # Since 1.3.79 there is an include file <asm/posix_types.h>
 # that defines __kernel_dev_t.
@@ -12,23 +11,27 @@ rm -f loop.h
 # avoids namespace pollution.  Otherwise we guess that __kernel_dev_t
 # is an unsigned short (which is true on i386, but false on alpha).
 
+# BUG: This test is actually broken if your gcc is not configured to
+# search /usr/include, as may well happen with cross-compilers.
+# It would be better to ask $(CC) if these files can be found.
+
 if [ -f /usr/include/linux/posix_types.h ]; then
-   echo '#include <linux/posix_types.h>' >> loop.h
-   echo '#undef dev_t' >> loop.h
-   echo '#define dev_t __kernel_dev_t' >> loop.h
+   echo '#include <linux/posix_types.h>'
+   echo '#undef dev_t'
+   echo '#define dev_t __kernel_dev_t'
 else
-   echo '#undef dev_t' >> loop.h
-   echo '#define dev_t unsigned short' >> loop.h
+   echo '#undef dev_t'
+   echo '#define dev_t unsigned short'
 fi
 
 # Next we have to find the loop stuff itself.
 # First try kernel source, then a private version.
 
 if [ -f /usr/include/linux/loop.h ]; then
-   echo '#include <linux/loop.h>' >> loop.h
+   echo '#include <linux/loop.h>'
 else
-   echo '#include "real_loop.h"' >> loop.h
+   echo '#include "real_loop.h"'
 fi
 
-echo '#undef dev_t' >> loop.h
+echo '#undef dev_t'