Sysadmin Tools

Steps

Make kernel source

• emerge -1
• store kernel source
• emerge unmerge

ktool mksrc

Prepare kernel source

• load kernel source
• add .config
• make prepare
• check if .config changed -> store it
• store prepared kernel source

ktool prepare

Build kernel source package

• emerge -1b prepared kernel source package

ktool emergesrc

Build kernel & modules

• make bzimage modules
• store built kernel source
• store built kernel
• make modules_install
• store built modules

ktool build

Build initrd

• load built modules
• build initrd
• store initrd

ktool initrd

Build ucodes

• build ucodes
• store ucodes

ktool mkucodes

Install kernel

• load ucodes
• load built kernel
• load built modules
• emerge -1K prepared kernel source package
• grub-mkconfig

ktool install