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    kbuild: add "cross_tools" target to build tools for the target · db5b339c
    Masahiro Yamada authored
    
    
    Programs in tools/ directory are usually built for the host.
    But some of them (mkimage, dumpimge, gen_eth_addr, etc.) are
    useful on the target OS too.
    
    Actually, prior to Kbuild, U-Boot could build tools for
    the target like follows:
    
      $ make <target_board>_config
      $ export CROSS_COMPILE=<cross_gcc_prefix>
      $ make HOSTCC=${CROSS_COMPILE}gcc HOSTSTRIP=${CROSS_COMPILE}strip tools
    
    In Kbuild, we can no longer replace HOSTCC at the command line.
    
    In order to get back that feature, this commit adds "cross-tools" target.
    
    Usage:
    
      Build tools for the host
      $ make CROSS_COMPILE=<cross_gcc_prefix> tools
    
      Build tools for the target
      $ make CROSS_COMPILE=<cross_gcc_prefix> cross_tools
    
    Besides, "make cross_tools" strip tools programs because we
    generally expect smaller storages on embedded systems.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarMasahiro Yamada <yamada.m@jp.panasonic.com>
    Reported-by: default avatarHeiko Schocher <hs@denx.de>
    Cc: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
    Cc: Tom Rini <trini@ti.com>
    Tested-by: default avatarHeiko Schocher <hs@denx.de>
    Acked-by: default avatarHeiko Schocher <hs@denx.de>
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