[poky] How to build a kernel using menuconfig

[Darren Hart]

On 09/26/2011 06:45 AM, Gary Thomas wrote:
> I'm working with a recent Poky checkout:
>    meta-yocto        = "master:7a0cbe6b0e5185aebabedc515b427994bc2a15dc"
> 
> I used to be able to do this:
>    % bitbake <some-image>
> This step builds everything, including the kernel
>    % bitbake virtual/kernel -c menuconfig
> Adjust some settings
>    % bitbake virtual/kernel -c compile -f
>    % bitbake virtual/kernel
> Rebuild my image with the new kernel included
>    % bitbake <some-image>
> 
> In the past, this would let me adjust some kernel settings, e.g. add a new
> module, then rebuild it and later add this to an image.  Sadly, when I run
> through these steps with the current master, the new kernel gets compiled
> (because I used -f), but not packaged.
> 
> The only thing I've done differently, save updating master, is my build
> today includes
>    INHERIT += "rm_work"
> 
> Am I missing something?
> 
> How can I build the kernel and make these in-tree adjustments like I used to?
> I do this to figure out what kernel settings to set/save for my final packaging.


Yeah, this is standard kernel devel workflow. I typically use the kernel
recipe name directly, but otherwise my process is the same. What happens
now when you run "bitbake virtual/kernel" after the compile -f ?

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Darren Hart
Intel Open Source Technology Center
Yocto Project - Linux Kernel