Re: [rock-user] Compilation of a static kernel

On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 10:37:16 +0100, Blacky <[email protected]> said:

> I would like to create a static kernel.

Are you trying to build a "kitchen sink" kernel, or a custom kernel
for your particular hardware? I would strongly advise building a
kernel containing just those selections that you need, especially if
your are building it static.

First, you need a working linux .config. If you want a static kernel,
make sure that everything is "=y", and there are no "=m"s.

To build a kernel with a custom .config, the best thing to do is to
create a new target.

1) create a new directory in <rock root>/targets

2) create the following files in that directory

build.sh
        this can simply contain the line

. target/generic/build.sh

config.in
        See <http://doc.rocklinux.org/wiki/CreatingTargets>

        make sure there it contains the line 

export ROCKCFGSET_PKG_LINUX_CUSTCONFIG='1'

linux.cfg
        copy your linux .config here

preconfig.in
        this contains a comment line describing the target -
        underscores in the comment are replaced with spaces when the
        line is displayed.

Then run

./scripts/Config -cfg <name>

and select your target in the "Target Distribution" section.

then

./scripts/Build-Pkg -cfg <name> linux26


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Alan J. Wylie                                          http://www.wylie.me.uk/
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