[Buildroot] [PATCH 01/10] New, simpler, infrastructure for building the Linux kernel

From: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@uclibc.org>
To: buildroot@busybox.net
Subject: [Buildroot] [PATCH 01/10] New, simpler, infrastructure for building the Linux kernel
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:08:27 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87zkyp8l9w.fsf@macbook.be.48ers.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20100620212219.63498179@surf> (Thomas Petazzoni's message of "Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:22:19 +0200")

>>>>> "Thomas" == Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com> writes:

 Thomas> Hello,
 Thomas> On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:51:23 +0200
 Thomas> Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@uclibc.org> wrote:

 >> Ok - Notice that there isn't anything stopping people from using a -rc
 >> version (and there shouldn't be) - E.G.
 >> 
 >> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/linux-2.6.35-rc3.tar.bz2

 Thomas> Nothing prevents people from doing this, but in that case they have to
 Thomas> use the "Custom tarball" option and give the full URL.

 Thomas> The "Custom version" only works with versions that are available
 Thomas> directly in http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/.

Ahh yes, sorry about the noise then.

 Thomas> I have separate build and install steps. Would something like the
 Thomas> following be OK for you ?

 Thomas>  * build step
 Thomas> 	make <format>
 Thomas> 	if modules:
 Thomas> 		make modules

 Thomas>  * install step
 Thomas> 	cp .... $(BINARIES_DIR)
 Thomas> 	if modules:
 Thomas> 		make modules_install

Yes, that sounds good.

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard