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On Tue, 20 Aug 2013 14:10:21 +0200, J. Roeleveld wrote: |
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> > Not really, because make is intelligent enough to no bother |
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> > recompiling anything for which the source has not changed. |
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> True, but why recompile the kernel just to redo the initramfs? |
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> As mentioned, I don't update/recompile the kernel as often. |
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> "genkernel" puts the initramfs where it needs to be, kernel-make |
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> doesn't. |
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That depends on your needs. The reason I do it this way is so that the |
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initramfs is locked to the kernel. Once that kernel boots, it will always |
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boot because the initramfs cannot be changed. If I make a change to the |
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initramfs, that's a new kernel and however broken it may be, the old one |
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will still work. |
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The kernel and initramfs are so closely coupled, it just seems sensible |
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to keep them in the same file, since neitherof them is any use without |
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the other. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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