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This goes along with not checking for a .config.
This change was requested to have the ability to not check for either a running or installed kernel


Signed-off-by: Mike Pagano <mpagano@gentoo.org>
---
eclass/linux-info.eclass | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/eclass/linux-info.eclass b/eclass/linux-info.eclass
index 8925f83b6..82bc7fe53 100644
--- a/eclass/linux-info.eclass
+++ b/eclass/linux-info.eclass
@@ -140,6 +140,16 @@ KERNEL_DIR="${KERNEL_DIR:-${ROOT%/}/usr/src/linux}"
# A read-only variable. It's a string containing the kernel object directory, will be KV_DIR unless
# KBUILD_OUTPUT is used. This should be used for referencing .config.

+
+# @ECLASS_VARIABLE: SKIP_KERNEL_CHECK
+# @USER_VARIABLE
+# @DEFAULT_UNSET
+# @DESCRIPTION:
+# Do not check for kernel sources or a running kernel version
+# Main use-case is for chroots
+# This is a user flag and should under _no circumstances_ be set in the ebuild.
+: ${SKIP_KERNEL_CHECK:=""}
+
# And to ensure all the weirdness with crosscompile
inherit toolchain-funcs
[[ ${EAPI:-0} == [0123456] ]] && inherit eapi7-ver
@@ -339,6 +349,9 @@ linux_config_path() {
# This function verifies that the current kernel is configured (it checks against the existence of .config)
# otherwise it dies.
require_configured_kernel() {
+
+ [[ -n ${SKIP_KERNEL_CHECK} ]] && return
+
if ! use kernel_linux; then
die "${FUNCNAME}() called on non-Linux system, please fix the ebuild"
fi
@@ -489,6 +502,8 @@ get_version() {

local tmplocal

+ [[ -n ${SKIP_KERNEL_CHECK} ]] && return
+
# no need to execute this twice assuming KV_FULL is populated.
# we can force by unsetting KV_FULL
[ -n "${KV_FULL}" ] && return 0
@@ -697,6 +712,9 @@ check_kernel_built() {
fi

# if we haven't determined the version yet, we need to
+
+ [[ -n ${SKIP_KERNEL_CHECK} ]] && return
+
require_configured_kernel

local versionh_path
--
2.35.1



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Gentoo Sources - Lead
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