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Install this package:

emerge -a sys-kernel/buildkernel

If the package is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:

autounmask sys-kernel/buildkernel

Or alternatively:

emerge --autounmask-write -a sys-kernel/buildkernel

Package Information

Description:: This is a script that builds a Gentoo Linux EFI stub kernel which is suitable for booting from a USB key using UEFI (no additional bootloader required). It makes use of the initramfs creation tools (and early userspace init) provided by sys-kernel/genkernel-next. LVM-over-(dual-factor)LUKS, secure boot and plymouth are supported.
Homepage:: https://github.com/sakaki- https://github.com/FlyingWaffleDev/buildkernel
License:: GPL-3+

Versions

Version	EAPI	Keywords	Slot
9999	8	~amd64	0
1.0.37	8	~amd64	0

Metadata

Description

This is a script that builds a Gentoo Linux EFI stub kernel which is suitable for booting from a USB key using UEFI (no additional bootloader required). It makes use of the initramfs creation tools (and early userspace init) provided by sys-kernel/genkernel-next. LVM-over-(dual-factor)LUKS, secure boot and plymouth are supported.

Maintainers

sakaki (sakaki@deciban.com)

Upstream

Bugs: mailto:sakaki@deciban.com

Raw Metadata XML

<pkgmetadata>
	<maintainer status="person">
		<email>sakaki@deciban.com</email>
		<name>sakaki</name>
	</maintainer>
	<longdescription>
		This is a script that builds a Gentoo Linux EFI stub kernel which is
		suitable for booting from a USB key using UEFI (no additional
		bootloader required). It makes use of the initramfs creation tools
		(and early userspace init) provided by sys-kernel/genkernel-next.

		LVM-over-(dual-factor)LUKS, secure boot and plymouth are supported.
</longdescription>
	<use>
		<flag name="plymouth"> Enables support for <pkg>sys-boot/plymouth</pkg>
		in the initramfs (but does not mandate its use).</flag>
	</use>
	<upstream>
		<maintainer type="person">
			<email>sakaki@deciban.com</email>
			<name>sakaki</name>
		</maintainer>
		<bugs-to>mailto:sakaki@deciban.com</bugs-to>
	</upstream>
</pkgmetadata>

Lint Warnings

[Error] Missing md5-cache for ebuild buildkernel-9999
[Error] Missing md5-cache for ebuild buildkernel-1.0.37

USE Flags

Manage flags for this package: euse -i <flag> -p sys-kernel/buildkernel | euse -E <flag> -p sys-kernel/buildkernel | euse -D <flag> -p sys-kernel/buildkernel

Flag	Description	9999	1.0.37
plymouth	Enables support for <pkg>sys-boot/plymouth</pkg> in the initramfs (but does not mandate its use).	⊕	⊕

Manifest

Type	File	Size	Versions

Unmatched Entries

Type	File	Size
DIST	buildkernel-1.0.37.tar.gz	46651 bytes
EBUILD	buildkernel-1.0.37.ebuild	6086 bytes
EBUILD	buildkernel-9999.ebuild	6215 bytes
MISC	metadata.xml	942 bytes

sys-kernel/buildkernel (waffle-builds)