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| -rw-r--r-- | scripts/Makefile.lib | 3 |
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diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib index 64daf37e874b..c0982b8b2b6d 100644 --- a/scripts/Makefile.lib +++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib @@ -252,6 +252,9 @@ quiet_cmd_copy = COPY $@ # Shipped files # =========================================================================== +# 'cp' preserves permissions. If you use it to copy a file in read-only srctree, +# the copy would be read-only as well, leading to an error when executing the +# rule next time. Use 'cat' instead in order to generate a writable file. quiet_cmd_shipped = SHIPPED $@ cmd_shipped = cat $< > $@ |