script for compiling the kernel

[Steffen Evers <tron@cs.tu-berlin.de>]

As I've compiled the kernel so many times and wanted to keep all the
output of the make commands and make it more comfortable for newcomers
I've written a script that does all the things AFTER make xconfig as
secure as I could get it.
I would be happy if people improve it, send me feedback or simply use
it.


You can download it from
ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/linux/incoming/mkkrl

It is doing the following:
######## scan parameters
######## introduce what will be done
######## make sure BOOTFILE has an absolute path
######## get kernel version from Makefile in the source directory
######## prepare directory names
######## get current kernel image
######## print all parameters that will be used
######## confirm the given parameters
######## analyse current boot system
######## prepare the directories that will be used
######## move to kernel directory
######## make dep
######## make clean
######## make image
######## make modules
######## abort if install not set
######## backup old modules
######## install new modules
######## move BOOTFILE.old to backup dir
######## move BOOTFILE to BOOTFILE.old
######## install new kernel image to BOOTFILE if a regular file
######## backup current kernel image of this version
######## install new kernel image
######## relinking BOOTFILE
######## relinking BOOTFILE.old if necessary
######## print advice

and  takes the following parameters:

mkkrl  Version 1.03
Usage:
 mkkrl [-s SOURCE][-i IMAGE][-l LOG][-u][-k BACKUP][-o
BOOT][-b][-m][-n][-c]
 mkkrl -h

     -s : set kernel source directory to SOURCE
              default: /usr/src/linux

     -i : set image directory to IMAGE
              default: /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot

     -l : set directory for log files to LOG
              default: /var/tmp/mkkrl

     -u : set directory for backups to LOG (default)
     -k : set directory for backups to BACKUP
     -o : set link/file of the boot kernel to BOOT
     -c : clean up log and backup directory
     -b : set image type to bzImage (default:zImage)
     -m : remove old modules after backup from /lib/modules
     -n : don't install kernel image and modules, only compile
     -h : print this message


Bye, Steffen