[Buildroot] [PATCHv3 09/18] pkg-generic: remove the .stamp_rsync_sourced fake stamp file

[Yann E. MORIN]

Thomas, All,

On 2015-04-25 19:49 +0200, Thomas Petazzoni spake thusly:
> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 19:33:03 +0200, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
> 
> > > -$(1)-source:		$$($(2)_TARGET_RSYNC_SOURCE)
> > > +$(1)-source:
> > 
> > The reason that line existed was to be able to define a dependency on
> > the stamp file. There is now no reason to keep this line at all; all you
> > have above is declaring a make goal without dependency or rule, so it
> > is entirely useless.
> 
> I don't think a target with no dependencies or rules is useless. It can
> be useful to not have an error when this target is triggered.
> 
> When you are going to do a 'make source', it will do a 'make
> $(1)-source' on all packages, including the ones that have
> <pkg>_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR. So there must be a $(1)-source target, even if
> it doesn't do anything.

Argh, indeed.

Regards,
Yann E. MORIN.

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