I like to use genkernel, it saves me a lot of work. I tried to compile a kernel with all features as modules... But I failed... I noticed that genkernel modify the .config file regardless what I configure. For example at gen_configkernel.sh there is the following command: sed -i ${KERNEL_DIR}/.config -e 's/#\? \?CONFIG_EXT2_FS[ =].*/CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y/g' I did not expect genkernel to modify any setting... Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. genkernel --menuconfig 2. Select ext2 as module. 3. Save and exit. 4. Compilation will fail... (Since you change only one variable) Actual Results: ext2 cannot be compiled as module. Expected Results: Minimal: Please consider adding --do-not-touch-config and avoid modify the .config file. Maximal: Please consider copying the required modules to the initramfs and modprobe... If the user selects them as modules. :)
We're not going to implement --do-not-touch-config since some things *have* to be on for anything to remotely work. The ext2/3 issue you bring up is valid however, and we do need to disable that check if you are generating an initramfs image.
I am glad!!! I suggested the --do-not-touch-config since it was the simplest way to go (not the best...) 1. As I understand genkernel always depends on initrd... right? If I specify the bzImage or kernel it just to reduce time for compilation. 2. Please consider to analyze the .config file and warn or error when invalid options were detected... So that the user may change this him-self. Thanks Again!
I've seen what you done in pre14. It is fine for me! But I still think that modifying the .config cause advanced users to lose control... So my last request is to consider --strick that warns the user if genkernel is not happy with configuration... without modifying it.
If you wish to add that behavior that is fine please send us a patch. However we would get more bug reports stating genkernel is broken if we do not enable the few options that we do. The only options currently are for dmraid/lvm modules to be compiled for that filesystem support.
