Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel config checks

2017-04-27 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Thursday 27 Apr 2017 12:03:41 Rasmus Thomsen wrote: > Yeah, but as your most recently emerged kernel usually is the one your > going to use (why would you emerge it otherwise), it should work (most of > the time) Yes, it is usually, but not always. For instance, if you emerge -e world you may

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel config checks

2017-04-27 Thread Rasmus Thomsen
Yeah, but as your most recently emerged kernel usually is the one your going to use (why would you emerge it otherwise), it should work (most of the time)

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel config checks

2017-04-27 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Thursday 27 Apr 2017 09:57:21 Rasmus Thomsen wrote: > Hi, > > you could set the symlink IUSE for your kernel package, that way your > /usr/src/linux symlink would always link to your most recent kernel Almost. It will always point to the most recently emerged kernel sources. -- Regards

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel config checks

2017-04-27 Thread Alexander Kapshuk
On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 11:45 AM, Manuel Schönlaub wrote: > Hi, > > i just have a question regarding packages using linux-info.eclass to check > for specific kernel config flags (e.g. app-emaulation/docker). > > Currently it seems like the flags are only checked

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel config checks

2017-04-27 Thread Rasmus Thomsen
Hi, you could set the symlink IUSE for your kernel package, that way your /usr/src/linux symlink would always link to your most recent kernel On 27 Apr 2017 10:45 am, Manuel Schönlaub wrote: Hi, i just have a question regarding packages using linux-info.eclass to

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel config checks

2017-04-27 Thread netfab
Le 27/04/17 à 10:45, Manuel Schönlaub a tapoté : > Does there exists a tool helping in maintaining consistency between > kernel configuration and configs required by currently installed > packages. > > If not, could emaint be be the right tool to extend with this > functionality? Or is this

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel config checks

2017-04-27 Thread Alexander Openkowski
On 04/27/2017 10:45 AM, Manuel Schönlaub wrote: Hi, i just have a question regarding packages using linux-info.eclass to check for specific kernel config flags (e.g. app-emaulation/docker). Currently it seems like the flags are only checked against the config in /usr/src/linux which is not

[gentoo-user] Kernel config checks

2017-04-27 Thread Manuel Schönlaub
Hi, i just have a question regarding packages using linux-info.eclass to check for specific kernel config flags (e.g. app-emaulation/docker). Currently it seems like the flags are only checked against the config in /usr/src/linux which is not necessariliy the running kernel. Furthermore there