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Bug 22832

Summary: Automatic recompile of kernel-dependant packages
Product: Portage Development Reporter: Sami Dalouche <skoobi>
Component: Enhancement/Feature RequestsAssignee: Nicholas Jones (RETIRED) <carpaski>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal CC: esigra, mholzer
Priority: High    
Version: 2.0   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
URL: I think adding a gentoo framework for recomping kernel-specific stuff would be a good idea.Imagine, having aRECOMPILE_AFTER_KERNEL="1" in the ebuild, to state that the package should be recompiled every time the kernel is recompilerd.then, when you recompile a kernel,# kerneldeps-recompileand hop, voilĂ  !Has anyone already thought about this ?Is it interesting enough to file a bug report - wish - about that ?http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=367884
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Description Sami Dalouche 2003-06-14 15:00:22 UTC
My post on http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=367884 says it all.


I think adding a gentoo framework for recomping kernel-specific stuff would be a
good idea.

Imagine, having a
RECOMPILE_AFTER_KERNEL="1" in the ebuild, to state that the package should be
recompiled every time the kernel is recompilerd.

then, when you recompile a kernel,

# kerneldeps-recompile
and hop, voil
Comment 1 Sami Dalouche 2003-06-14 15:00:22 UTC
My post on http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=367884 says it all.


I think adding a gentoo framework for recomping kernel-specific stuff would be a
good idea.

Imagine, having a
RECOMPILE_AFTER_KERNEL="1" in the ebuild, to state that the package should be
recompiled every time the kernel is recompilerd.

then, when you recompile a kernel,

# kerneldeps-recompile
and hop, voilĂ  !

Has anyone already thought about this ?

Is it interesting enough to file a bug report - wish - about that ?

sam


I got one reply, for the moment :

It's got my vote.

A "emerge postkernel" command that re-emerges all packages with said variable
would be a very handy thing.
Comment 2 Martin Holzer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2003-08-06 00:50:04 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 1991 ***