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Why, in advanced section, is the "build" useflag set?
Why, in advanced section, is the "build" useflag set?


When I `equery u vanilla-sources` for instance, it is said:
When I <code>equery u vanilla-sources</code> for instance, it is said:


     !!internal use only!! DO NOT SET THIS FLAG YOURSELF!, used for creating build images and the
     !!internal use only!! DO NOT SET THIS FLAG YOURSELF!, used for creating build images and the
     first half of bootstrapping [make stage1
     first half of bootstrapping [make stage1

Revision as of 21:37, March 17, 2015

I'm thinking we should include the option of not having a initrd, and just having a bzImage.

I like that idea too.

This guide directly starts with using dracut. I think it's better to rewrite it with generic ideas how to build custom kernel, without initrd, and then with different initramfs creation tools.

i propose we move this article to Kernel/Manual i propose we sign our discussion statements ala
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Threesixes (talk) 19:34, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

build useflag?

Why, in advanced section, is the "build" useflag set?

When I equery u vanilla-sources for instance, it is said:

   !!internal use only!! DO NOT SET THIS FLAG YOURSELF!, used for creating build images and the
   first half of bootstrapping [make stage1