Code Listing 4.2: Copying over the Installation CD kernel config # zcat /proc/config.gz > /usr/share/genkernel/x86/kernel-config-2.6 genkernel uses a different location: /usr/share/genkernel/arch/x86/kernel-config the code listed in the handbook gives an error (and would obviously break the build/kernel installation) Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install using the handbook, choosing to use genkernel to build the gentoo kernel 2. use "Code Listing 4.2: Copying over the Installation CD kernel config" 3. Actual Results: Error: no such file or directory Expected Results: proper copy of the data to the appropriate file The code listing shouls state the proper path. For x86: /usr/share/genkernel/arch/x86/kernel-config
I suspect this applies only to the weekly autobuild CDs, in which case we can't update the handbook until we're ready to do the changeover. Marking this as a blocker, in the mean time. Mark, can you confirm you're using a weekly installation CD? Or are you using one of the older 2008.0 CDs?
I've indeed been using the weekly builds, the 20090526 one, to be exact (as the 0602 one failed to install in VMWare), since the handbook also indicated the 2008.0 builds were depreciated for use. I assumed the handbook would be up to date for the current builds for something as crucial as this because of that mention, but apparently they are for the depreciated 2008.0 builds? A little confusing, there. In any case, it should definitely be included in the handbook for the next official release, as the current weekly builds obviously don't install with the instructions given.
*** Bug 275045 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Code-Listing 4.2 reads: # zcat /proc/config.gz > /usr/share/genkernel/x86/kernel-config-2.6 It should (probably?) read: # zcat /proc/config.gz > /usr/share/genkernel/arch/x86/kernel-config
(In reply to comment #1) > I suspect this applies only to the weekly autobuild CDs, in which case we can't > update the handbook until we're ready to do the changeover. Marking this as a > blocker, in the mean time. > > Mark, can you confirm you're using a weekly installation CD? Or are you using > one of the older 2008.0 CDs? > That doesn't have to do anything with the daily build - CDs, as I was using the minimal CD. This means, that the code came out of the web. This so seems to issue genkernel, and the path used here seems to have changed in the current genkernel package.
(In reply to comment #5) > That doesn't have to do anything with the daily build - CDs, as I was using the > minimal CD. This means, that the code came out of the web. This so seems to > issue genkernel, and the path used here seems to have changed in the current > genkernel package. If you grabbed a stage 3 from a weekly build, from the web, you'd probably also run into this issue, then, even with a 2008.0 CD... Yes it does seem to tie into changes of the genkernel package, I guess the handbook should be updated to reflect this asap, then, or at least make a mention?
*** Bug 280625 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Fixed in CVS.
Josh, you could place the conditional *after* the kernel copying paragraph (line 379) to avoid duplication, after all, only the following <pre path is what changes, right? ;-) Thanks!
(In reply to comment #9) > Josh, you could place the conditional *after* the kernel copying paragraph > (line 379) to avoid duplication, after all, only the following <pre path is > what changes, right? ;-) Good suggestion; fixed in CVS.
