| 1 | GLEP: 26 |
1 | GLEP: 26 |
| 2 | Title: Handling kernels with portage |
2 | Title: Handling kernels with portage |
| 3 | Version: $Revision: 1.1 $ |
3 | Version: $Revision: 1.2 $ |
| 4 | Last-Modified: $Date: 2004/05/03 01:48:45 $ |
4 | Last-Modified: $Date: 2004/11/11 21:32:21 $ |
| 5 | Author: Nathaniel McCallum <npmccallum@gentoo.org>, Joshua Campbell <warpzero@gentoo.org> |
5 | Author: Nathaniel McCallum <npmccallum@gentoo.org>, Joshua Campbell <warpzero@gentoo.org> |
| 6 | Status: Draft |
6 | Status: deferred |
| 7 | Type: Standards Track |
7 | Type: Standards Track |
| 8 | Content-Type: text/x-rst |
8 | Content-Type: text/x-rst |
| 9 | Created: 2-May-2004 |
9 | Created: 2-May-2004 |
| 10 | Post-History: 2-May-2004 |
10 | Post-History: 2-May-2004, 11-Nov-2004 |
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| 12 | Abstract |
12 | Abstract |
| 13 | ======== |
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| 15 | This GLEP proposes to create a more consistent handling of kernels and kernel building. |
15 | This GLEP proposes to create a more consistent handling of kernels and kernel building. |
| 16 | Currently "emerge kernel-name" only installs the sources and does not build anything. |
16 | Currently "emerge kernel-name" only installs the sources and does not build anything. |
| 17 | "emerge kernel-name" should install only sources OR only a binary kernel, its modules, |
17 | "emerge kernel-name" should install only sources OR only a binary kernel, its modules, |
| 18 | and a tarballed package of kernel-headers, depending on USE flag. |
18 | and a tarballed package of kernel-headers, depending on USE flag. |
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20 | Status |
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23 | Timed out |
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| 20 | Motivation |
26 | Motivation |
| 21 | ========== |
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| 23 | Currently, the only automated kernel build proceedure that we have is genkernel. While |
29 | Currently, the only automated kernel build proceedure that we have is genkernel. While |