freedomofpress / freedomofpress/kernel-builder
Properly implement metapackage-only builds
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- Python
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Description
Rarely we want to just rebuild the metapackage and not do a full kernel build. https://gist.github.com/legoktm/82e08e796a977a5850fba3d13b03d6a5 (on the kernel-6 branch) allows for that. We should implement that as a METAPACKAGE_ONLY=1 type variable.
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Research direction
Start by reading the linked gist on the kernel-6 branch and locating the existing build entry point that controls kernel builds. Trace how METAPACKAGE_ONLY=1 should bypass the full kernel build while still rebuilding the metapackage. Done means the variable enables a metapackage-only build without triggering the full kernel build.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100