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| 34 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">Handling kernels with portage</td> |
34 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">Handling kernels with portage</td> |
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| 36 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Version:</th><td class="field-body">1.1</td> |
36 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Version:</th><td class="field-body">1.2</td> |
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| 40 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Nathaniel McCallum <npmccallum at gentoo.org>, Joshua Campbell <warpzero at gentoo.org></td> |
40 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Nathaniel McCallum <npmccallum at gentoo.org>, Joshua Campbell <warpzero at gentoo.org></td> |
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| 48 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Created:</th><td class="field-body">2-May-2004</td> |
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| 56 | <p class="topic-title"><a name="contents">Contents</a></p> |
56 | <p class="topic-title first"><a name="contents">Contents</a></p> |
| 57 | <ul class="simple"> |
57 | <ul class="simple"> |
| 58 | <li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id2" name="id2">Abstract</a></li> |
58 | <li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id2" name="id2">Abstract</a></li> |
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59 | <li><a class="reference" href="#status" id="id3" name="id3">Status</a></li> |
| 59 | <li><a class="reference" href="#motivation" id="id3" name="id3">Motivation</a></li> |
60 | <li><a class="reference" href="#motivation" id="id4" name="id4">Motivation</a></li> |
| 60 | <li><a class="reference" href="#specification" id="id4" name="id4">Specification</a></li> |
61 | <li><a class="reference" href="#specification" id="id5" name="id5">Specification</a></li> |
| 61 | <li><a class="reference" href="#rationale" id="id5" name="id5">Rationale</a></li> |
62 | <li><a class="reference" href="#rationale" id="id6" name="id6">Rationale</a></li> |
| 62 | <li><a class="reference" href="#backwards-compatibility" id="id6" name="id6">Backwards Compatibility</a></li> |
63 | <li><a class="reference" href="#backwards-compatibility" id="id7" name="id7">Backwards Compatibility</a></li> |
| 63 | <li><a class="reference" href="#reference-implementation" id="id7" name="id7">Reference Implementation</a></li> |
64 | <li><a class="reference" href="#reference-implementation" id="id8" name="id8">Reference Implementation</a></li> |
| 64 | <li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id8" name="id8">Copyright</a></li> |
65 | <li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id9" name="id9">Copyright</a></li> |
| 65 | </ul> |
66 | </ul> |
| 66 | </div> |
67 | </div> |
| 67 | <div class="section" id="abstract"> |
68 | <div class="section" id="abstract"> |
| 68 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id2" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1> |
69 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id2" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1> |
| 69 | <p>This GLEP proposes to create a more consistent handling of kernels and kernel building. |
70 | <p>This GLEP proposes to create a more consistent handling of kernels and kernel building. |
| 70 | Currently "emerge kernel-name" only installs the sources and does not build anything. |
71 | Currently "emerge kernel-name" only installs the sources and does not build anything. |
| 71 | "emerge kernel-name" should install only sources OR only a binary kernel, its modules, |
72 | "emerge kernel-name" should install only sources OR only a binary kernel, its modules, |
| 72 | and a tarballed package of kernel-headers, depending on USE flag.</p> |
73 | and a tarballed package of kernel-headers, depending on USE flag.</p> |
| 73 | </div> |
74 | </div> |
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75 | <div class="section" id="status"> |
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76 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id3" name="status">Status</a></h1> |
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77 | <p>Timed out</p> |
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78 | </div> |
| 74 | <div class="section" id="motivation"> |
79 | <div class="section" id="motivation"> |
| 75 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id3" name="motivation">Motivation</a></h1> |
80 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id4" name="motivation">Motivation</a></h1> |
| 76 | <p>Currently, the only automated kernel build proceedure that we have is genkernel. While |
81 | <p>Currently, the only automated kernel build proceedure that we have is genkernel. While |
| 77 | genkernel is a great tool, its main weakness is that it does not port well to other |
82 | genkernel is a great tool, its main weakness is that it does not port well to other |
| 78 | arches because of the initrd and the lack of good "generic" settings for other arches. |
83 | arches because of the initrd and the lack of good "generic" settings for other arches. |
| 79 | This GLEP hopes to overcome this by abstracting the various layers of genkernel and |
84 | This GLEP hopes to overcome this by abstracting the various layers of genkernel and |
| 80 | implementing the most common aspect (the build proceedure) into a portage eclass.</p> |
85 | implementing the most common aspect (the build proceedure) into a portage eclass.</p> |
| 81 | </div> |
86 | </div> |
| 82 | <div class="section" id="specification"> |
87 | <div class="section" id="specification"> |
| 83 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id4" name="specification">Specification</a></h1> |
88 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id5" name="specification">Specification</a></h1> |
| 84 | <p>There would be 3 layers to kernel building: (place of implementation)</p> |
89 | <p>There would be 3 layers to kernel building: (place of implementation)</p> |
| 85 | <blockquote> |
90 | <blockquote> |
| 86 | <ul class="simple"> |
91 | <ul class="simple"> |
| 87 | <li>Stage 1 - Configuring the kernel (optional) -- external utility</li> |
92 | <li>Stage 1 - Configuring the kernel (optional) -- external utility</li> |
| 88 | <li>Stage 2 - Building the kernel -- in an eclass</li> |
93 | <li>Stage 2 - Building the kernel -- in an eclass</li> |
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| 149 | </li> |
154 | </li> |
| 150 | </ol> |
155 | </ol> |
| 151 | </blockquote> |
156 | </blockquote> |
| 152 | </div> |
157 | </div> |
| 153 | <div class="section" id="rationale"> |
158 | <div class="section" id="rationale"> |
| 154 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id5" name="rationale">Rationale</a></h1> |
159 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id6" name="rationale">Rationale</a></h1> |
| 155 | <p>There are many advantages gained by this method:</p> |
160 | <p>There are many advantages gained by this method:</p> |
| 156 | <blockquote> |
161 | <blockquote> |
| 157 | <ol class="arabic simple"> |
162 | <ol class="arabic simple"> |
| 158 | <li>Full arch support (GentooInstaller really could use this)</li> |
163 | <li>Full arch support (GentooInstaller really could use this)</li> |
| 159 | <li>More consistent with the rest of portage (installs binaries by building from source)</li> |
164 | <li>More consistent with the rest of portage (installs binaries by building from source)</li> |
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| 167 | <p>The major problem is, however, that we currently have two different build systems, |
172 | <p>The major problem is, however, that we currently have two different build systems, |
| 168 | portage and genkernel. Having competing build systems is not a GoodThing TM. Therefore, |
173 | portage and genkernel. Having competing build systems is not a GoodThing TM. Therefore, |
| 169 | we can either make portage build kernels or we can make genkernel build everything else.</p> |
174 | we can either make portage build kernels or we can make genkernel build everything else.</p> |
| 170 | </div> |
175 | </div> |
| 171 | <div class="section" id="backwards-compatibility"> |
176 | <div class="section" id="backwards-compatibility"> |
| 172 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id6" name="backwards-compatibility">Backwards Compatibility</a></h1> |
177 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7" name="backwards-compatibility">Backwards Compatibility</a></h1> |
| 173 | <p>If you want to emerge kernel sources the old way, just do: USE="-buildkernel" emerge kernel-name</p> |
178 | <p>If you want to emerge kernel sources the old way, just do: USE="-buildkernel" emerge kernel-name</p> |
| 174 | <p>Perhaps we could also name the new kernel-config program (from Stage 1) "genkernel" so that users |
179 | <p>Perhaps we could also name the new kernel-config program (from Stage 1) "genkernel" so that users |
| 175 | can have a seemless transition.</p> |
180 | can have a seemless transition.</p> |
| 176 | </div> |
181 | </div> |
| 177 | <div class="section" id="reference-implementation"> |
182 | <div class="section" id="reference-implementation"> |
| 178 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7" name="reference-implementation">Reference Implementation</a></h1> |
183 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id8" name="reference-implementation">Reference Implementation</a></h1> |
| 179 | <p>not yet ..</p> |
184 | <p>not yet ..</p> |
| 180 | </div> |
185 | </div> |
| 181 | <div class="section" id="copyright"> |
186 | <div class="section" id="copyright"> |
| 182 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id8" name="copyright">Copyright</a></h1> |
187 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id9" name="copyright">Copyright</a></h1> |
| 183 | <p>This document has been placed in the public domain.</p> |
188 | <p>This document has been placed in the public domain.</p> |
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