[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 &mdash; 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>
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