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authorXin Liu <liuxin350@huawei.com>2022-12-02 09:17:38 +0100
committerAndrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>2022-12-03 01:30:34 +0100
commit706819495921ddad6b3780140b9d9e9293b6dedc (patch)
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parentselftests/bpf: Add GCC compatible builtins to bpf_legacy.h (diff)
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libbpf: Improve usability of libbpf Makefile
Current libbpf Makefile does not contain the help command, which is inconvenient to use. Similar to the Makefile help command of the perf, a help command is provided to list the commands supported by libbpf make and the functions of the commands. Signed-off-by: Xin Liu <liuxin350@huawei.com> Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20221202081738.128513-1-liuxin350@huawei.com
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diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile b/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile
index 4c904ef0b47e..477666f3d496 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile
@@ -286,3 +286,20 @@ tags:
# Delete partially updated (corrupted) files on error
.DELETE_ON_ERROR:
+
+help:
+ @echo 'libbpf common targets:'
+ @echo ' HINT: use "V=1" to enable verbose build'
+ @echo ' all - build libraries and pkgconfig'
+ @echo ' clean - remove all generated files'
+ @echo ' check - check abi and version info'
+ @echo ''
+ @echo 'libbpf install targets:'
+ @echo ' HINT: use "prefix"(defaults to "/usr/local") or "DESTDIR" (defaults to "/")'
+ @echo ' to adjust target desitantion, e.g. "make prefix=/usr/local install"'
+ @echo ' install - build and install all headers, libraries and pkgconfig'
+ @echo ' install_headers - install only headers to include/bpf'
+ @echo ''
+ @echo 'libbpf make targets:'
+ @echo ' tags - use ctags to make tag information for source code browsing'
+ @echo ' cscope - use cscope to make interactive source code browsing database'