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Bug 189849 - Genkernel with module support
Summary: Genkernel with module support
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Hosted Projects
Classification: Unclassified
Component: genkernel (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Low enhancement (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Genkernel Maintainers
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Reported: 2007-08-22 14:47 UTC by Nelson
Modified: 2007-08-22 18:57 UTC (History)
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Description Nelson 2007-08-22 14:47:50 UTC
(This is a feature request that I can try implement sometime:)

Add genkernel the ability to accept modules, and make the /init file able to read them, sort of like the rc scripts. 

Say I wanted to add truecrypt support to the genkernel initrd, I just prepared a package for say x86 with the truecrypt binary and a couple modules for the init following a rc sort of norm, saying when to boot (like has to after this, and before that), and how to decrypt using the available crypt_root, etc variables. 

The current scripts would be separated in files alike and made more independent (but all the while sharing common functions variable independent), making them easier to maintain in the long run I think, since currently they're a big spaguetti. 

In the long run future support for other apps wouldn't *need* to be included, also decreasing maintenance.

The ebuild would mention the included modules as flags, like suspend and luks.
Comment 1 Chris Gianelloni (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-08-22 18:57:39 UTC
OK.  We (the genkernel team) has no interest in doing this.  I'm marking this WONTFIX because we don't want to do it ourselves.  If you're willing to do it, or even just find someone who is, feel free to REOPEN.