Instead of just complaining and fail try to create output directory fisrt like it's done in main Linux kernel Makefile.
Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevche...@linux.intel.com> --- tools/build/Makefile | 2 +- tools/perf/Makefile | 3 +++ 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/tools/build/Makefile b/tools/build/Makefile index 0d5a0e3..3f60b67 100644 --- a/tools/build/Makefile +++ b/tools/build/Makefile @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ srctree := $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $(shell pwd))) srctree := $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $(srctree))) endif -include $(srctree)/tools//scripts/Makefile.include +include $(srctree)/tools/scripts/Makefile.include define allow-override $(if $(or $(findstring environment,$(origin $(1))),\ diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile index dcd9a70..4e68eba 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Makefile +++ b/tools/perf/Makefile @@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ endif # ifneq ($(O),) FULL_O := $(shell readlink -f $(O) || echo $(O)) + saved-output := $(FULL_O) + FULL_O := $(shell mkdir -p $(FULL_O) && cd $(FULL_O) && /bin/pwd) + $(if $(FULL_O),, $(error failed to create output directory "$(saved-output)")) endif # -- 2.7.0.rc3