kernel is not clean, please run 'make mrproper'

android :

error-------------------------------------------------------------

make: Entering directory '/home/***/android_code/linux/kernel'
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/***/android_code/out/target/product/spectralite/linux/kernel'
  CHK     include/config/kernel.release
  GEN     ./Makefile
  CHK     include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h
  Using /home//***//android_code/linux/kernel as source for kernel
  /home//***//android_code/linux/kernel is not clean, please run 'make mrproper'
  in the '/home//***//android_code/linux/kernel' directory.
/home//***//android_code/linux/kernel/Makefile:969: recipe for target 'prepare3' failed
make[1]: *** [prepare3] Error 1
make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make[1]: *** wait: No child processes.  Stop.
Makefile:146: recipe for target 'sub-make' failed
make: *** [sub-make] Error 2
make: Leaving directory '/home//***//android_code/linux/kernel'
[ 38% 56/147] Ensure Jack server is installed and started
Jack server already installed in "/home//***//.jack-server"
Server is already running
ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.
build/core/ninja.mk:148: recipe for target 'ninja_wrapper' failed
make: *** [ninja_wrapper] Error 1

#### make failed to build some targets (12:57 (mm:ss)) ####

为 Android 工程编译内核失败，报错信息为：

        kernel/ is not clean, please run 'make mrproper'

    遂执行 make mrproper 命令，但又报错找不到 mrproper 目标。其实我们这时如果在 kernel/Makefile 文件中搜索 "is not clean" 字符串，就可以找到下面这段代码：

    

    这时我们就可以看到，当 kernel/ 目录下存在 .config 文件或在 kernel/include/ 目录下存在 config/ 目录时，shell 就会打印本段开头看到的错误信息并退出。相应的，问题的解决方法就是删除这 2 个对象。

    进入 kernel/ 目录下查找，不存在 .config 文件；再进入 kernel/include/ 目录下查找，果然发现了 config/ 目录！进入该目录查看发现它竟然是空的（一个空的目录竟然能导致整个工程编译失败，果然细节影响成败啊！）。

    删除掉 config/ 目录后回到 Android 工程顶层，重新执行 source 和 lunch 命令，重新编译。编译通过！