[arch-general] new packaging of the kernel/mkinitcpio/kmod

[Geo Kozey]

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> From: Giancarlo Razzolini via arch-general <arch-general at archlinux.org>
> Sent: Thu Oct 31 14:55:47 CET 2019
> To: General Discussion about Arch Linux <arch-general at archlinux.org>
> Cc: Giancarlo Razzolini <grazzolini at archlinux.org>
> Subject: Re: [arch-general] new packaging of the kernel/mkinitcpio/kmod
> 
> Hi Damjan,
> 
> The kernel does not install itself anymore to /boot, as you've noticed. But, the mkinitcpio
> hook does that. For now, we are replicating the same behavior as before, but with a little
> more flexibility.
> 
> I'm working on dracut hooks for doing a similar job, but the idea is that we eventually will
> be more flexible with our booting, giving the user more options. Keep an eye on the Arch announce
> mailing list, as well as the news on the Arch site.
> 
> As for your hooks, we made so that the mkinitcpio hook runs at the same step the previous linux
> hook would. So, there shouldn't be any incompatibilities. But, it depends on what your hooks are.
> Also, you can completely override the mkinitcpio hooks by linking their filenames to /dev/null on
> /etc/pacmand.d/hooks directory. But you'll be left doing the kernel installation on your own.
> 
> Regards,
> Giancarlo Razzolini

What was the reason for not using kernel-install[1] standard instead of all of those Arch's exclusive hooks again??

https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/kernel-install.html

Yours sincerely

G. K.