[Buildroot] [git commit master 1/1] initramfs: update help text
Peter Korsgaard
jacmet at uclibc.org
Mon Jun 28 07:22:00 UTC 2010
>>>>> "Grant" == Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards at gmail.com> writes:
Hi,
>> Or a directory containing the hierarchy of files/directories to include
>> in the initramfs.
Grant> You're right. I'd mis-read the help for the initramfs option.
Grant> Doesn't that means you have to do one step of the build as root?
Grant> I don't think I that's a viable option.
Either that, use fakeroot or use the cpio target.
>>> > But yes, providing a way to generate the cpio archive without building a
>>> > kernel would be nicer.
>>>
>>> It works fine the way it is. What's the reason for disabling the
>>> buildign of a cpio file source list?
>>
>> It was to fix bug #2119.
Grant> I currently build with the initramfs option without having to build a
Grant> kernel. Isn't there some way to fix bug 2119 without breaking a use
Grant> case for existing users?
Yes, we could make the:
ROOTFS_INITRAMFS_POST_TARGETS += linux26-rebuild-with-initramfs
conditional on the kernel being built or not, but why are we having both
a cpio and initramfs target in the first place?
--
Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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