Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 5 Aug 2008 03:01:45 +0530 | From | "Satish Eerpini" <> | Subject | Re: Kernel Installer |
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lot more work needs to be done , before the kernel installer would be useful for a newbie , and the GUI front end would be the major part of it !
Thanks Satish
On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 7:28 PM, GNU Boi <kernel.boi@gmail.com> wrote: > hey man thanks as u have started a kernel installer i (we newbie) like > it ........ > > On 8/3/08, Satish Eerpini <eerpini@gmail.com> wrote: >> using make -n does not work well for my purpose , because with that , >> the neat kernel compilation output is gone , and i think it is far >> more work to make sense out of the entire details make -n gives . >> >> I rather came up with this idea , though i think it is more time consuming , >> : >> >> --> enter each directory recursively and parse the Makefile for the >> files that would be compiled , >> --> this can be done by comparing the "CONFIG_" options which have >> been enabled in .config >> --> and then should also make note of the other 'objs' being compiled >> for the required objects . >> >> but all this has to be done in a way which minimises the amount of CPU >> time the installer takes , because while we are running the make for >> the compilation , it itself consumes a lot of CPU cyles . (CC >> actually) ,........ >> >> another obstacle i have faced is recognising when the Linux image is >> being built , and when the compiling enters into the second stage , >> viz , building modules ........ but knowing the total no of modules to >> be compiled is simple as it is already given out by kbuild. >> >> what i need to know , is there any method by which the total no of >> files to be compiled can be computed internally in the kbuild process >> itself , ...... >> or the second method would be to "echo" markers (basically text >> messages) after each stage of the compilation which can be caught by >> the installer , ... but i am sure this is not the best of the methods >> to be followed , .......... >> >> is this possible ? >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 2:55 PM, Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org> wrote: >>> Satish Eerpini wrote: >>>>> Replacing the normal build output with something different doesn't make >>>>> anything easier. >>>>> >>>>> Especially considering that your "once the .config file is set" seems to >>>>> assume the user already configured the kernel himself... >>>>> >>>> >>>> i am not just trying to replace the output , i am not a stupid to >>>> waste my weekend sitting just to replace the output :-), >>>> if u are interested , u can check out the entire TODO for the app here >>>> http://satish.playdrupal.com/?q=node/2 >>>> >>>> but in the process i am stuck at deciding the no of files that will be >>>> compiled , given that representing the entire compilation >>>> process as a progress bar , would give a clear idea of " how much is >>>> over" and "how much is left" !!! >>> >>> make -n makes make do a dry-run but kbuild is a pretty complex beast and >>> you might have to jump through some loops to get the information you want. >>> >>> -- >>> tejun >>> >> >> Thanks >> Satish >> -- >> http://satish.playdrupal.com >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in >> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >> Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >> >
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