From 0a7d376d04a3c84b503f1efecde8f9d9a7430269 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Masahiro Yamada Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2020 23:56:12 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] gen_compile_commands: reword the help message of -d option I think the help message of the -d option is somewhat misleading. Path to the kernel source directory to search (defaults to the working directory) The part "kernel source directory" is the source of the confusion. Some people misunderstand as if this script did not support separate output directories. Actually, this script also works for out-of-tree builds. You can use the -d option to point to the object output directory, not to the source directory. It should match to the O= option used in the previous kernel build, and then appears in the "directory" field of compile_commands.json. Reword the help message. Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada Reviewed-by: Nick Desaulniers --- scripts/gen_compile_commands.py | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/scripts/gen_compile_commands.py b/scripts/gen_compile_commands.py index 49fff0b..f37c1da 100755 --- a/scripts/gen_compile_commands.py +++ b/scripts/gen_compile_commands.py @@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ def parse_arguments(): Returns: log_level: A logging level to filter log output. - directory: The directory to search for .cmd files. + directory: The work directory where the objects were built. output: Where to write the compile-commands JSON file. """ usage = 'Creates a compile_commands.json database from kernel .cmd files' parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=usage) - directory_help = ('Path to the kernel source directory to search ' + directory_help = ('specify the output directory used for the kernel build ' '(defaults to the working directory)') parser.add_argument('-d', '--directory', type=str, help=directory_help) -- 2.7.4