[Q] How to build linux-image?

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Dear developers.

Could you please tell me how to build linux-image submodule?

I executed commands[/code] the following steps.
And got the following error.

Sincerely.

First clone build-iso and make iso image.

git clone git://github.com/vyos/build-iso.git

export PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:$PATH
autoreconf -i
./configure
sudo make iso

then update submodule

git submodule update --init pkgs/linux-image
cd pkgs/linux-image
# git branch helium --track origin/helium # I ignored this error
# fatal: A branch named 'helium' already exists. 
git checkout helium 
cd ../../

And make linux-image

make linux-image
dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -D -us -uc -i -b -nc
dpkg-buildpackage: export CFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin: vendor): -g -O2
dpkg-buildpackage: export CPPFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin: vendor): 
dpkg-buildpackage: export CXXFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin: vendor): -g -O2
dpkg-buildpackage: export FFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin: vendor): -g -O2
dpkg-buildpackage: export LDFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin: vendor): 
dpkg-buildpackage: source package linux-3.3
dpkg-buildpackage: source version 3.3.8-1+vyos1+helium1
dpkg-buildpackage: source changed by Daniil Baturin <daniil@baturin.org>
 dpkg-source -i --before-build linux-image
dpkg-buildpackage: host architecture amd64
dpkg-source: error: cannot read linux-image/debian/control: No such file or directory
dpkg-buildpackage: error: dpkg-source -i --before-build linux-image gave error exit status 2
debuild: fatal error at line 1325:
dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -D -us -uc -i -b -nc failed
make: *** [linux-image] Error 29
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Thank you, I solved the problem myself.

cd pkgs/linux-image/
debian/bin/build-flavour.sh amd64-vyos
...
This target is made to fail intentionally, to make sure
that it is NEVER run during the automated build. Please
ignore the following error, the debian/control file has
been generated SUCCESSFULLY.

exit 1
make[1]: *** [debian/control-real] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/arch/build-iso/pkgs/linux-image'
make: *** [debian/control] Error 2

Ignore last error.

Required kernel-package for build linux-image.

apt-get install kernel-package

And execute make

cd ${buid-iso_root}
make linux-image
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We should add that to the howto.

Debian kernel package allows generating the control file dynamically for different kernel flavours. After cloning it, do this (inside linux-image source):

debian/rules debian/control

This will generate the control file and you will be able to build the packages with debuild (or “make linux-image” from the build-iso dir).

Also, the git branch error is normal now, all repos default to helium and when you clone them you are already on correct branch.

Hope this helps.

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Thanks, however, I think debian/bin/build-flavour.sh is better.
Because when I build other flavor (eg. amd64-vyos-virt)

Maybe just execute

debian/bin/build-flavour.sh amd64-vyos-virt

It change define file like the following

cat debian/bin/build-flavour.sh

#!/bin/sh -e

# $1: kernel flavour to build
FLAV=$1
BARCH=$(dpkg-architecture -qDEB_BUILD_ARCH)
DEB_ARCH_DIR=$(pwd)/debian/arch/$BARCH

if [ ! -f "$DEB_ARCH_DIR/defines.$FLAV" ]; then
  echo "Invalid kernel flavour \"$FLAV\""
  exit 1
fi

cp -f "$DEB_ARCH_DIR/defines.$FLAV" "$DEB_ARCH_DIR/defines"

rm -f debian/{control,control.md5sum}
make -f debian/rules debian/control || true

Please tell me if you think debian/rules debian/control is better.

I’ll summarize this procedure.

5

Please review the following page.
Especially, English :slight_smile:

If It is OK, I’ll add VyOS Wiki.

6

I suggest
build-flavour.sh for generate
should be replaced with
build-flavour.sh to generate

Thanks for your effort

7

Hello fromport.

Thank you for your reply.

I created Rebuild VyOS kernel Step on Top page.