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    kbuild: fix "Argument list too long" error for "make headers_check", · 7211b8b9
    Sergei Poselenov authored
    
    
    I'm trying to install kernel headers to build a cross-toolchain, but got
    the following:
    
    make ARCH=arm
    INSTALL_HDR_PATH=/work/psl/eldk-builds/arm-2009-04-21/work/var/tmp/crosstool-0.43-3-root/usr/crosstool/gcc-4.2.2-glibc-20070515T2025-eldk/
    +arm-linux-gnueabi/arm-linux-gnueabi/
    headers_check
    ...
      CHECK   include/linux/raid (2 files)
      CHECK   include/linux/spi (1 files)
      CHECK   include/linux/sunrpc (1 files)
      CHECK   include/linux/tc_act (6 files)
      CHECK   include/linux/tc_ematch (4 files)
      CHECK   include/linux/usb (8 files)
    make[2]: execvp: /bin/sh: Argument list too long
    make[2]: ***
    [/work/psl/eldk-builds/arm-2009-04-21/work/var/tmp/crosstool-0.43-3-root/usr/crosstool/gcc-4.2.2-glibc-20070515T2025-eldk/arm-linux-gnueab
    +i/arm-linux-gnueabi//include/linux/.check]
    Error 127
    make[1]: *** [linux] Error 2
    make: *** [headers_check] Error 2
    ->
    
    Introduce use of xargs to fix this.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarSergei Poselenov <sposelenov@emcraft.c...>
    7211b8b9