From 8dd46620bc7e17c4c582a391fb95c9e29ef58576 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: yenatch Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 15:28:46 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add a comment to the "compare" target. --- Makefile | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index 37a9ea76f4..e361636149 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -27,9 +27,15 @@ PYTHON := python # md5sum -c is used to compare rom hashes. The options may vary across platforms. MD5 := md5sum -c --quiet + + +# The compare target is a shortcut to check that the build matches the original roms exactly. +# This is for contributors to make sure a change didn't affect the contents of the rom. +# More thorough comparison can be made by diffing the output of hexdump -C against both roms. compare: @$(MD5) roms.md5 + # Clear the default suffixes. .SUFFIXES: .SUFFIXES: .asm .tx .o .gbc .png .2bpp .1bpp .pic