Re: [Xen-devel] building xen without mercury repository access

[Yves-Gaël Chény <yves@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Guillaume Rousse a écrit :
> Keir Fraser a écrit :
>   
> > > However, I just found out than using the repository was just the default
> > > behaviour. The following env variables allow to use a local pristine
> > > kernel tarball:
> > > export XEN_LINUX_SOURCE=tarball
> > > export KETCHUP=/bin/true
> > >
> > > It's just a bit difficult to grab in the makefile to find it :/
> > >       
> > You can override them on the make command line.
> >     
> The problem is not to set them, but to find their existence and their
> effect, as they are documented nowhere. Having all of them centralized
> and documented in a single configuration file, which would be included
> by all makefile, would be simpler.
>
> And technically, you can't override all of those variables on command
> line, given the high number of recursive make invocation losing some of
> them (pae switch, for instance). It's safer to rely on environment
> there. Which is troublesome when your build process involves two
> distinct steps (building and installing), each starting with a fresh
> environment. I've been hit many time by issues such as the following
> sequence resulting in a non-pae kernel being installed...
> pae=y make kernels
> make linux-2.6-xen-install
>
> Here again, a configuration file would make easier to ensure consistency.
>   
Agree with you Guillaume.

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