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From:   Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
Cc:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] docs: describe how to quickly build Linux
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On 25.02.23 10:29, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
> On 25.02.23 10:17, Pavel Machek wrote:
>
>>> +       mkdir ~/linux/ ~/linux/sources ~/linux/build
>>> +       git clone https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git \
>>> +         ~/linux/sources
>>> +       cd ~/linux/sources/
>>> +       # hint: if you don't want to build any stable or longterm kernels, skip the
>>> +       #   next two commands
>>> +       git remote add linux-stable \
>>> +         https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
>>> +       git fetch --all
>>> +       # hint: if you want to apply patches, do it at this point (see below for details)
>>> +       # hint: at this point it's recommended to tag your build (see below for details)
>>> +       yes "" | make O=~/linux/build/ localmodconfig
>>> +       # hint: at this point you might want or have to adjust the build configuration
>>> +       #  (see below for details)
>>> +       # note: if you are running a Debian kernel, you'll have to adjust the configuration
>>> +       #  at this point (see below)
>>> +       make -j $(nproc --all) O=~/linux/build/
>>
>> Is the complexity of using O= worth it for one-off kernel builds?
> 
> That is a good question. I seemed like the right thing to do when I
> started writing this guide (maybe just because I've been doing it that
> way for ages), but now that you ask I'm unsure myself.
> 
> /me wonders how others feel about it

/me should have pondered with the idea for more time before writing aboe
mail, because:

Having thought about this some more, I decided to drop it, the
complexity really is not worth it.

Many thx for the suggestion!

Ciao, Thorsten