Re: Custom kernel build - best way to generate a package

[Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>]

On 2018-01-25 09:50, [ext] Jan Kiszka wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> as indicated before, I'm looking into providing a framework for isar to
> help users with building their own kernel packages from un-debianized
> kernel sources. I'm now scratching my head how to do that best. Options
> I'Ve found so far:
> 
> 1. make bindeb-pkg (from upstream kernel)
> 
>    Downside: currently requires patches to feed in missing runtime
>    dependencies of the generated package. Also, it seems this is not
>    designed to create full replacements of the standard debian kernel
>    packages. Might be an uphill battle on the long run.
> 
> 2. Provide debian/ folder in isar so that dpkg_runbuild works
> 
>    Question is here where to pick up the debian/ folder from. The
>    original debian kernel package? The version that Frank once create as
>    demo [1] (BTW, how was it created?)?
> 
> 3. make-kpkg
> 
>    Still unclear to me what pros and cons are here.

Just played with it, and it also generates packages that are not meant
to be replacements of the standard debian kernel - incomplete deps. At
least under jessie.

Jan

> 
> Any comments / suggestions would be highly appreciated!
> 
> Thanks,
> Jan
> 
> [1]
> https://github.com/ilbers/linux/commit/b7ab449238b8e59943849a10c95d578aa01d70e7
> 

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