[issue1140] installkernel POSTFIX directive
Matthew Dillon
dillon at apollo.backplane.com
Mon Sep 22 08:49:22 PDT 2008
:Install a kernel:
:make installkernel KERNCONF=MYCONF
:
:Install a second kernel, for example a SMP one:
:make installkernel KERNCONF=MYSMPCONF KERNPOSTFIX=.smp
:
:Install a kernel and modules somewhere else than /boot (like a VKERNEL):
:make -DNO_MODULES installkernel KERNCONF=VKERNEL
:DESTKERNDIR=/var/vkernel/boot
:
:I put the examples here to show that it does not really get that
:confusing. At least I don't think so and it gives all the options one
:might want.
:On the other hand I like the idea of making it even more simple. If
:KERNPOSTFIX is not defined by the user we could set it to .${KERNCONF}
:and we get the behaviour suggested above.
:
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:
: Mvh - Stefan -
Lets clean up the names a bit. DESTKERNDIR is ok, but KERNPOSTFIX
is a problem. Lets rename KERNPOSTFIX to DESTVARIATION or DESTLABEL.
I think DESTLABEL fits better. KERNPOSTFIX is too confusing.
I've thought about it a bit more and I am going to back away from
wanting the postfix automatically based on the kernconf. But we
do want to get rid of the '.' in the postfix (as well as rename it).
So how about this:
make installkernel KERNCONF=GENERIC
Installs as /boot/kernel, /boot/modules
make installkernel KERNCONF=FUBAR DESTLABEL=smp
Installs as /boot/kernel.smp, /boot/modules.smp
make installkernel KERNCONF=FUBAR DESTLABEL=smp DESTDIR=/mnt
Installs as /mnt/boot/kernel.smp, /mnt/boot/modules.smp
make installkenrel KERNCONF=FUBAR DESTKERNDIR=/mnt/fubar
Installs as /mnt/fubar/kernel and /mnt/fubar/kernel.smp
I think its important for DESTLABEL to not need the '.', though it
does mean some additional complication in the Makefile's. I recommend
building an internal DESTKERNNAME and DESTMODULESNAME based on
DESTLABEL. If DESTLABEL does not exist DESTKERNNAME would be 'kernel'
and DESTMODULESNAME would be 'modules'. If DESTLABEL does exist then
DESTKERNNAME would be 'kernel.${DESTLABEL}' and DESTMODULESNAME would
be 'modules.${DESTLABEL}'.
One could also override the whole name by specifying DESTKERNNAME and
DESTMODULESNAME.
How does that sound?
-Matt
Matthew Dillon
<dillon at backplane.com>
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