Re: [ptxdist] Local kernel tree config option

[Andre Haupt <andre@bitwigglers.org>]

On Wed, Nov 09, 2011 at 05:54:46PM +0100, Michael Olbrich wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Tue, Nov 08, 2011 at 04:36:27PM +0100, Andre Haupt wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 08, 2011 at 02:16:00PM +0100, Andre Haupt wrote:
> > > I want to use a local kernel tree in my ptxdist project. I followed the
> > > instructions in the pdf documentation (chapter 6.13). There, a 'Local
> > > kernel tree' menu entry in the platform config is mentioned.
> > > 
> > > However, this entry is missing when i do a ptxdist platformconfig ->
> > > Linux kernel.
> > > What am i doing wrong here?
> > > 
> > > Btw, i use the git repository of ptxdist with the 'ptxdist-2011.08.x'
> > > branch.
> > > 
> > 
> > Never mind. I just found out that this was removed recently.
> > 
> > So to apply custom changes to a kernel, i create a folder <kernel.version>
> > in my-project/patches and put a quilt series with my changes in it,
> > right?
> 
> It was replaced with a more generic option. I guess we need to update the
> docs:
> 
> $ ln -s /path/to/your/kernel/tree <BSP>/local_src/kernel.<platform-suffix>
> 
> If this path exists as a directory or link to a directory, then it will be
> used instead of extracting the source. Note: this is a development feature.
> When you're done, create the patches + series as you noted above and remove
> the link.

I see. Thank you Michael

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