As per the summary. Try exporting ARCH to "i386" or "x86_64" then run: # make mrproper # make menuconfig Compare and contrast with: # make mrproper # make defconfig # make menuconfig This is causing havoc; I've lost count of the number of people who have come into #gentoo complaining that they can't find required options (espsecially due ot CONFIG_PCI being disabled) and it's causing a significant inflation of other common kernel configuration problems. The worst affected is the new user, who has neither /boot mounted with a prior config or is in a position to run make oldconfig. Not ideal. I've not yet looked into why this is but assume it has something to do with the x86 architecture merge. Please can we get a fix into genpatches ASAP? In fact, I'd like to see this go into the stable queue - although upstream may not care as kernel configuration is considered to be a matter for distro vendors to consider rather than end-users.
A temporary workaround has been committed to the tree. Keeping this bug open until a proper fix exists upstream.
releng friends: Please consider including the latest kernel-2.eclass file which contains the temporary workaround that addresses this bug.
(In reply to comment #2) > releng friends: Please consider including the latest kernel-2.eclass file which > contains the temporary workaround that addresses this bug. I added it to the snapshot, so someone blame me if stuff breaks ...
will track the upstream bug report now
for reference: the change we made in the tree to work around the issue is just to run "make defconfig" on affected systems after kernel sources have been installed (kernel-2.eclass modification)
upstream patch available
*** Bug 220031 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
OK, should I pull the eclass or will you be rolling another genpatches version with this fixed?
Will do another 2.6.24 release today, mark stable tomorrow, then request that you include the new gentoo-sources/genpatches for 2008.0 (assuming there is still time). The eclass hack will also be dropped tomorrow, and if possible it would be good to get that removed from the snapshot too. It had some undesirable side effects (although only minor)
Sounds good. Just add release to CC on the stabilization bug.
fixed in gentoo-sources-2.6.24-r7 and gentoo-sources-2.6.25-r2. eclass hack removed. Chris, 2.6.24-r7 has been marked stable, there is no stabilisation bug because I do it myself. Please add 2.6.24-r7 to the snapshot and revert the eclass change you made earlier. Do you want a new bug for this request?
Updated in the release snapshot...