[RFC] Makefile: Create empty <config.h> if this header file is not needed by board

[Sascha Hauer]

On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 03:08:00PM +0400, Alexander Shiyan wrote:
> > Patch creates empty <config.h> if this header is not needed by board.
> > This will allow to remove many empty config.h files from boards.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Alexander Shiyan <shc_work at mail.ru>
> > ---
> >  Makefile | 17 +++++++++++------
> >  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> > index b5819fc..e8d9984 100644
> > --- a/Makefile
> > +++ b/Makefile
> > @@ -898,13 +898,18 @@ include/asm:
> >  	$(Q)$(check-symlink)
> >  	$(Q)$(create-symlink)
> >  
> > +define symlink-config-h
> > +	if [ -f $(srctree)/$(BOARD)/config.h ]; then		\
> > +		$(kecho) '  SYMLINK $@ -> $(BOARD)/config.h';	\
> > +		ln -fsn $(srctree)/$(BOARD)/config.h $@;	\
> > +	else							\
> > +		$(kecho) '  CREATE  $@';			\
> > +		echo -n > $@;					\
> > +	fi

How does git incorporate with this? I think git just ignores empty files
like these, right?

Sascha


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