On 18 June 2014 15:03, John Bougs <bogusemail98230@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I am working with a kernel module that has a few kconfig options associated
> with it. The makefile for the module as it is does not support out-of-tree
> builds. I am trying to change the the makefile to do out-of-tree builds.

First, why do you want to build the module out-of-tree?

For 3rd party modules I can understand that need, OTOH, in that case your
question wouldn't have existed.


I am working with a third party module that I am building out of tree.  I trying this across multiple platforms.  I am placing the module code in our VCS... out of tree seems to be a cleaner, simpler, les complicated  solution to me.

Without  trying to sound confrontational, why not build it out of tree?