When did you compile your kernel?

like 8-9 years ago when I was playing with Gentoo GNU/Linux

>>62312920
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>>62312854
>you know your OS is shit when it doesn't support the automatic configuration files in .bat or .exe files

Lmao at your life.

>>62312854
Last time? Back in 2006 while I was still on Slackware.

Also
>menuconfig
this is a board for technology enthusiasts.

Right after I fucked your mother.

>>62312954
there's nothing wrong with menuconfig

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>>62312854
I didn't, Microsoft didn't give me the source code to do so.

>>62312949

make localmodconfig || make defconfig
make all
make modules_install
make install

When gentoo-sources-4.13.0 came out

>>62312854
For what reason would I need to compile my own kernel?

>>62313322
That's how non-binary distros work. And 10+ years ago if you wanted stability you went for a source-based distro.

>>62312854
Oh, yeah, I "compile" my "kernel" every day. Sometimes several times a day.

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>>62312854
still using this

Who /enable_additional_cpu_optimizations_for_gcc_v4.9+_kernel_v3.15+.patch/ here?

>>62312954
What's wrong with menuconfig?

>>62312954
>>menuconfig
>this is a board for technology enthusiasts.
is there a alternative to menuconfig ?

>>62313547
probably too easy for fags that want to edit the .config manually with their tui text editor.

>>62313547
>>62313565
He only hates menuconfig because he thinks if he does it the more complicated and time consuming way that makes him a pro, who needs convenience.

make menuconfig is pretty old school and just werks. nconfig is newer but I don't know if it really improves anything

Configuration targets:
  config          - Update current config utilising a line-oriented program
  nconfig         - Update current config utilising a ncurses menu based
                    program
  menuconfig      - Update current config utilising a menu based program
  xconfig         - Update current config utilising a Qt based front-end
  gconfig         - Update current config utilising a GTK+ based front-end
  oldconfig       - Update current config utilising a provided .config as base
  localmodconfig  - Update current config disabling modules not loaded
  localyesconfig  - Update current config converting local mods to core
  silentoldconfig - Same as oldconfig, but quietly, additionally update deps
  defconfig       - New config with default from ARCH supplied defconfig
  savedefconfig   - Save current config as ./defconfig (minimal config)
  allnoconfig     - New config where all options are answered with no
  allyesconfig    - New config where all options are accepted with yes
  allmodconfig    - New config selecting modules when possible
  alldefconfig    - New config with all symbols set to default
  randconfig      - New config with random answer to all options
  listnewconfig   - List new options
  olddefconfig    - Same as silentoldconfig but sets new symbols to their
                    default value
  kvmconfig       - Enable additional options for kvm guest kernel support
  xenconfig       - Enable additional options for xen dom0 and guest kernel support
  tinyconfig      - Configure the tiniest possible kernel

Is there a good fool proof tuturial to configure and compile kernels?

>>62313578
This, fuckin this all over!

>>62314159
the gentoo handbook covers basics. Then you can just some features wiki page in gentoos wiki to get more configurations, stuff like what you need to enable to get graphics drivers working and virtualization.

>>62314159
Turn off everything, flip things back on til it works

>>62314213
>>62313578
>>62313568
But you gain literally nothing from doing this?

>>62315998
Moar security

>>62316305
What? How?

>>62316359
Lesser attack surface. Kernels have shit ton of bugs and vulnerabilities

>>62316438
But the only thing menuconfig does is modify your config file. What the fuck does that have to do with the kernel itself? That makes no sense.

>>62316503
Since you don't know why or how, you don't need it. Every single DOD computer has its own kernel compiled on the machine, if that tells you anything.

>>62316503
Yeah sorry, I didn't read what you quoted. I thought you asked about the benefits of compiling your own kernel

Btw you should never manually edit the .config file. It may/will fuck it up.

Wait, so gentoofags have to reconfigure the kernel every time they update?

>>62316503
You can choose between a very simple ncurses program that all you have to do is press enter on a menu to enable or disable a part of the kernel OR you can go through config files and manually enable everything with no idea if you have all other requirements for a driver or module enabled and do everything more difficult. It's your choice

>>62317266
What else would you do on a Saturday night?

>>62317266
Gentoo is for people who try Macports/Brew/Fink in OS X and think, "I wish updating my C compiler took an hour on other platforms, too."

>>62317697
Clarification - I'm a Debian user. I just tried once to make OS X a more usable OS by installing a bunch of linux/unix-y tools that I liked from linux. Still was a piece of shit at a fundamental level though.

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>>62313617
>randconfig

>>62317266
Not at all. After the first configuration, you're pretty much set life. You don't even have to move the binary or system map or initramfs yourself. You can just make genkernel do all the work for you. It's really easy, honestly.

>>62317709
You know, I honestly love Debian in most respects. Especially philosophically. But I hate aptitude so fucking much. It's just unbearable. Portage isn't perfect--it's actually really fucking awful--but it gives me a good balance of control and convenience, and that's all that I want, really.

>>62317266
Everytime the kernel updates, which is rare and quickly becomes a 10-15 minute process

>>62312854
>When did you compile your kernel?

Linux kernel? Years ago when I had concerns about minimizing all burdens, and trimming all fat from the weak ass machines I was stuck with.

Freebsd more recently. These days I just seem to not care.

>>62317913
aptitude isn't apt.

>>62318006
I clearly meant both

>>62318325
You clearly meant aptitude.

17 years ago on Slackware.

Sep 4 15:52, version 4.13.0, auto compiled by my own handwritten script

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>>62317697
Trying to use a mac as a long time linux user is fucking painful.
macports is total shit, homebrew is even worse.
If the battery life wasn't amazing I wouldn't even have bothered with this thing.

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>>62313312

>>62317714
Rudimentary fuzzy testing of course.

>>62312854
Today.
Who else is ricing their OpenBMC?

Linux bmc 2.6.28.9 #1 Fri Sep 8 14:29:15 CEST 2017 armv5tejl GNU/Linux

>>62312854
I think 4.13 was up on portage a couple of days ago. Still haven't bothered to restart though.

About 6 months ago when I was doing the Eudyptula challenge.

Last time I tried was in 2011 when I was installing Gentoo on my netbook. I'll probably never have a reason to do it again

$ uname -v
#1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Sep 5 22:40:22 CEST 2017