> ---------------------------------------- > From: Giancarlo Razzolini via arch-general <arch-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thu Oct 31 14:55:47 CET 2019 > To: General Discussion about Arch Linux <arch-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Giancarlo Razzolini <grazzolini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: 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.
