[PATCH] Corrections to doc/en/genkernel.xml
Sebastian Pipping <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.gentoo.documentation |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Hey there,
the current genkernel docs refer to variables and parameters that do not
exist any more. Please consider applying the attached patch for me.
This table summarizes my changes:
OLD NEW
=============================================
--no-initrdmodules --no-ramdisk-modules
--all-ramdisk-modules
--debuglevel --loglevel
--debugfile --logfile
DEBUGLEVEL LOGLEVEL
Best,
Sebastian
genkernel-corrections.patch
(text/plain, 3.3 KB)
Index: genkernel.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/genkernel.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.31
diff -u -r1.31 genkernel.xml
--- genkernel.xml 23 Jun 2008 05:07:13 -0000 1.31
+++ genkernel.xml 6 Dec 2010 07:56:05 -0000
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
<author title="NFS Support">
Thomas Seiler
</author>
+<author title="Contributor">
+ <mail link="sping"/>
+</author>
<author title="Editor">
<mail link="nightmorph"/>
</author>
@@ -27,8 +30,8 @@
<license/>
-<version>1.6</version>
-<date>2008-06-22</date>
+<version>1.7</version>
+<date>2010-12-06</date>
<chapter>
<title>Introduction</title>
@@ -259,12 +262,16 @@
compiled modules will be installed as well.
</li>
<li>
- <b>--<c>no-</c>initrdmodules</b>: Refrains from copying any modules to the
+ <b>--no-ramdisk-modules</b>: Refrains from copying any modules to the
genkernel-created initrd image. This flag is an exception to the rule about
the <c>no-</c> prefix; omission of this prefix creates an invalid genkernel
flag.
</li>
<li>
+ <b>--all-ramdisk-modules</b>: Copies all available modules to the
+ genkernel-created initrd image.
+ </li>
+ <li>
<b>--genzimage</b>: Creates the initrd image, prior to the kernel image.
(This hack currently applies only to PPC Pegasos systems.)
</li>
@@ -348,15 +355,15 @@
<ul>
<li>
- <b>--debuglevel=<c>verblevel</c></b>: Controls the level of verbosity for
+ <b>--loglevel=<c>verblevel</c></b>: Controls the level of verbosity for
information provided by genkernel. The variable <c>verblevel</c> is an
integer between 0 and 5. The level '0' represents minimal output, while '5'
provides as much information as possible about genkernel's activities
during the kernel compilation process.
</li>
<li>
- <b>--debugfile=<path>/path/to/outputfile</path></b>: Ignores the value set
- by the <c>--debuglevel</c> argument, and sends <b>all</b> debugging data
+ <b>--logfile=<path>/path/to/outputfile</path></b>: Ignores the value set
+ by the <c>--loglevel</c> argument, and sends <b>all</b> debugging data
produced by genkernel to the specified output file, which is located at
<path>/var/log/genkernel.log</path> by default.
</li>
@@ -561,7 +568,7 @@
</p>
<pre caption="Running genkernel (overloaded with flags)">
-# <i>genkernel --debuglevel=5 --no-color --no-mrproper --clean --splash \
+# <i>genkernel --loglevel=5 --no-color --no-mrproper --clean --splash \
--kerneldir=/path/to/alternate/kernel/sources --install --menuconfig \
--kernel-config=/path/to/preferred/configfile --save-config --mountboot all</i>
</pre>
@@ -619,10 +626,10 @@
debugging (when needed.)
</li>
<li>
- <b>DEBUGLEVEL=<c>[0|1|2|3|4|5]</c></b>: This option is for adjusting the
+ <b>LOGLEVEL=<c>[0|1|2|3|4|5]</c></b>: This option is for adjusting the
verbosity of the output produced by genkernel — setting this option to
- '0' with <c>--debuglevel=0</c> will suppress all output produced by
- genkernel; setting this option to '5' with <c>--debuglevel=5</c> provides
+ '0' with <c>--loglevel=0</c> will suppress all output produced by
+ genkernel; setting this option to '5' with <c>--loglevel=5</c> provides
the user with all output produced by genkernel.
</li>
</ul>