1 files changed, 10 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6bf99624bd4c..3494c17c9fb9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 17
-EXTRAVERSION =-rc3
+EXTRAVERSION =-rc4
 NAME=Sliding Snow Leopard
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*
@@ -344,16 +344,14 @@ scripts_basic:
 scripts/basic/%: scripts_basic ;
 
 PHONY += outputmakefile
-# outputmakefile generate a Makefile to be placed in output directory, if
-# using a seperate output directory. This allows convinient use
-# of make in output directory
+# outputmakefile generates a Makefile in the output directory, if using a
+# separate output directory. This allows convenient use of make in the
+# output directory.
 outputmakefile:
-        $(Q)if test ! $(srctree) -ef $(objtree); then \
-        $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/mkmakefile              \
-            $(srctree) $(objtree) $(VERSION) $(PATCHLEVEL)         \
-            > $(objtree)/Makefile;                                 \
-            echo '  GEN    $(objtree)/Makefile';                   \
-        fi
+ifneq ($(KBUILD_SRC),)
+        $(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/mkmakefile \
+            $(srctree) $(objtree) $(VERSION) $(PATCHLEVEL)
+endif
 
 # To make sure we do not include .config for any of the *config targets
 # catch them early, and hand them over to scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -796,8 +794,8 @@ prepare2: prepare3 outputmakefile
 prepare1: prepare2 include/linux/version.h include/asm \
                    include/config/MARKER
 ifneq ($(KBUILD_MODULES),)
-        $(Q)rm -rf $(MODVERDIR)
         $(Q)mkdir -p $(MODVERDIR)
+        $(Q)rm -f $(MODVERDIR)/*
 endif
 
 archprepare: prepare1 scripts_basic
@@ -1086,8 +1084,8 @@ else # KBUILD_EXTMOD
 KBUILD_MODULES := 1
 PHONY += crmodverdir
 crmodverdir:
-        $(Q)rm -rf $(MODVERDIR)
         $(Q)mkdir -p $(MODVERDIR)
+        $(Q)rm -f $(MODVERDIR)/*
 
 PHONY += $(objtree)/Module.symvers
 $(objtree)/Module.symvers: