trivial rule to print out the kernel arch and localversion, so
external tools, like distro packagers, can easily get it.

v2: add help text

Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult <i...@metux.net>
---
 Makefile | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fa0fbe7..32c8f2a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1517,6 +1517,10 @@ help:
        @echo  'Kernel packaging:'
        @$(MAKE) $(build)=$(package-dir) help
        @echo  ''
+       @echo  'Build configuration retrieval:'
+       @echo  '  kernellocalversion  - Print kernel local version 
(CONFIG_LOCALVERSION)'
+       @echo  '  kernelarch          - Print kernel architecture'
+       @echo  ''
        @echo  'Documentation targets:'
        @$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/Documentation/Makefile dochelp
        @echo  ''
@@ -1728,6 +1732,12 @@ kernelrelease:
 kernelversion:
        @echo $(KERNELVERSION)
 
+kernellocalversion:
+       @$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/setlocalversion $(srctree) | sed -e 
's~^\-~~'
+
+kernelarch:
+       @echo $(ARCH)
+
 image_name:
        @echo $(KBUILD_IMAGE)
 
-- 
1.9.1

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