# genkernel --kernel-config=/usr/src/linux/.config --mdadm-config=/etc/mdadm.conf initramfs * Gentoo Linux Genkernel; Version 3.5.0.8 * Running with options: --kernel-config=/usr/src/linux/.config --mdadm-config=/etc/mdadm.conf initramfs * Using genkernel.conf from /etc/genkernel.conf * Sourcing arch-specific config.sh from /usr/share/genkernel/arch/x86_64/config.sh .. * Sourcing arch-specific modules_load from /usr/share/genkernel/arch/x86_64/modules_load .. * Linux Kernel 4.9.16-gentoo for x86_64... * .. with config file /usr/share/genkernel/arch/x86_64/generated-config * busybox: >> Using cache * initramfs: >> Initializing... * >> Appending devices cpio data... /usr/share/genkernel/gen_initramfs.sh: line 78: /usr/src/linux/usr/gen_init_cpio: No such file or directory * ERROR: Failed to add devices to cpio The reason is: ${KERNEL_OUTPUTDIR}/usr/gen_init_cpio "${TEMP}/initramfs-base-temp.devices" >"${CPIO}" \ || gen_die "Failed to add devices to cpio" that binary is missing - # ls usr/ gen_init_cpio.c .gitignore initramfs_data.S Kconfig Makefile So genkernel needs to invoke make before calling the binary in the kernel source dir.
This was addressed via https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/genkernel.git/commit/?id=dcfc952708ed4d6f7ffd303178d7b72e79c6aa3c
Changing resolution to duplicate of bug 491636. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 491636 ***
