Re: [BLOG] custom kernel config

[Mark H Weaver]

Hi Marius,

Marius Bakke <address@hidden> writes:

> I just want to point out an (IMO) easier way to provide a custom kernel
> configuration, that does not involve the "make-linux-libre" procedure:
>
> (define-public linux-libre/custom
>   (package
>     (inherit linux-libre)
>     (native-inputs
>      `(("kconfig" ,(local-file "kernel.config"))
>        ,@(alist-delete "kconfig"
>                        (package-native-inputs linux-libre))))))
>
> At the end of the day, Linux-Libre is just a regular package that can be
> inherited and overridden like any other :-)

I think this is the approach we should promote for now.  I would prefer
to leave 'make-linux-libre' as an internal implementation detail, and
hopefully one with a limited life span.

      Thanks,
        Mark