RE: make-kpkg and apt-get updates
*- On 3 Oct, Brian Servis wrote about "RE: make-kpkg and apt-get updates"
> *- On 3 Oct, peter karlsson wrote about "RE: make-kpkg and apt-get updates"
>>> kernel-package is the way to go. Name your revisions like
>>> <hostname>.<kernel-version>-<pkg-version>, and you'll not have problems
>>> (I haven't, anyway :)
>>
>> One problem is how do I have several compilations of the same kernel version
>> installed? Right now, I have two 2.2.12 compilations installed, for
>> instance. How do I do that with make-kpkg?
>>
>
> make-kpkg clean
> make-kpkg --revision=custom.1 .......
> make [x|menu]config
> make-kpkg clean
> make-kpkg --revision=custom.2 .......
>
> But then you will have problems in /lib/modules since they both install
> a 2.2.12 directory.
>
> There is also the flavour option, the man for make-kpkg says you need a
> patched kernel but I think the 2.2.x series of kernels does not require
> it.
>
> make-kpkg clean
> make-kpkg --revision=custom.1 --flavour=-allmod .......
> make [x|menu]config
> make-kpkg clean
> make-kpkg --revision=custom.2 --flavour=-nomod .......
>
> Then the modules will be put in /lib/modules/2.2.12-allmod and
> 2.2.12-nomod respectively and the kernel will know which dir to look in.
>
> Note that the - is necessary in the flavour field or else you will get
> 2.2.12allmod.
>
WARNING!!! I think I spoke incorrectly on the flavour issue. I am not
positive on this behavior so please read the docs and man pages
provided with kernel-package. Particularly the statement about the
kernel knowing which modules to use might be wrong.
There is mention of a change with regards to flavours in kernel-package
>=6.10 but I could not find an more details on this.
Can anybody who knows for sure please speak up on the flavours issue.
--
Brian Servis
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