Re: [issue1140] installkernel POSTFIX directive

[Stefan Johannesdal <stefan.johannesdal@xxxxxxxxx>]

Matthew Dillon wrote:
>     The problem I have is that having three different directives is, well,
>     it is rather confusing.  I want to simplify it even more.
>
>     I have an idea.  Please tell me if this is way off base.
>
>     Why don't we just create a postfix out of the kernel name by default?
>     So if you 'make installkernel KERNCONF=BLAH' you will get a
>     /boot/kernel.BLAH and /boot/modules.BLAH ?
>
>     So, for example, a GENERIC kernel would be installed as
>     /boot/kernel.GENERIC and /boot/modules.GENERIC.
>
>     We would then have a loader variable which defaults to 'GENERIC' in
>     loader.conf, telling the loader which kernel to boot.
>
>     How does that sound?
>
> 						-Matt
>   
Install a kernel:
make installkernel KERNCONF=MYCONF

Install a second kernel, for example a SMP one:
make installkernel KERNCONF=MYSMPCONF KERNPOSTFIX=.smp

Install a kernel and modules somewhere else than /boot (like a VKERNEL):
make -DNO_MODULES installkernel KERNCONF=VKERNEL 
DESTKERNDIR=/var/vkernel/boot

I put the examples here to show that it does not really get that 
confusing. At least I don't think so and it gives all the options one 
might want.
On the other hand I like the idea of making it even more simple. If 
KERNPOSTFIX is not defined by the user we could set it to .${KERNCONF} 
and we get the behaviour suggested above.

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Mvh  - Stefan -